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The name "Micha" is a shortened form of "Micaiah," meaning "Who is like Yahweh?" This entry explores the various individuals named Micha in the Bible, their roles, and their significance within the scriptural narrative.<br><br><b>1. Micha, the Son of Mephibosheth:</b> <br>Micha is first mentioned as the son of Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, and the grandson of King Saul. This Micha is noted in the genealogical records of the tribe of Benjamin. In <a href="/1_chronicles/8-34.htm">1 Chronicles 8:34-35</a> , it states: "The son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah. The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz." This lineage highlights the continuation of Saul's family line through Jonathan, despite the political upheaval following Saul's death.<br><br><b>2. Micha, a Leader in the Time of Nehemiah:</b> <br>Another individual named Micha is mentioned in the context of the return from Babylonian exile. In <a href="/nehemiah/12-35.htm">Nehemiah 12:35</a> , Micha is listed among the priests and Levites who participated in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem: "And some of the priests' sons with trumpets: Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph." This Micha is part of the priestly lineage, emphasizing the restoration of religious practices and the importance of worship in post-exilic Jerusalem.<br><br><b>3. Micha, the Father of Mattaniah:</b> <br>In <a href="/1_chronicles/9-15.htm">1 Chronicles 9:15</a> , Micha is mentioned as the father of Mattaniah, a Levite who was involved in the temple service: "Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph." This reference situates Micha within the Levitical tradition, underscoring the role of his descendants in maintaining the worship and musical traditions of the temple.<br><br><b>4. Micha in the Context of Prophecy:</b> <br>While not directly named Micha, the prophet Micah (Micaiah) shares a similar name and is often associated with the same root meaning. Micah, a contemporary of Isaiah, is known for his prophecies concerning social justice and the coming of the Messiah. His writings are found in the Book of Micah, where he famously declares, "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" (<a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>).<br><br><b>Significance:</b> <br>The individuals named Micha in the Bible, though not extensively detailed, contribute to the broader narrative of Israel's history and religious life. They represent continuity within the tribes of Israel, particularly the tribes of Benjamin and Levi, and highlight the importance of lineage and heritage in the biblical context. The name itself, meaning "Who is like Yahweh?" serves as a reminder of the uniqueness and supremacy of God, a theme that resonates throughout the scriptures.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Micha</span><p>same as Micaiah<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Micha</span><p>(<i>who is like God</i>). <ol> <li>The son of Mephibosheth. (<a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">2 Samuel 9:12</a>)</li> <li>A Levite who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (<a href="/nehemiah/10-11.htm">Nehemiah 10:11</a>)</li> <li>The father of Mattaniah, a Gershonite Levite and descendant of Ashaph. (<a href="/nehemiah/11-17.htm">Nehemiah 11:17,22</a>)</li> </ol><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div><p>(1.) <a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">2 Samuel 9:12</a> =MICAH (2).<p>(2.) The son of Zabdi, a Levite of the family of Asaph (<a href="/nehemiah/11-17.htm">Nehemiah 11:17</a>, 22). <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">MICHA; MICHAH</span><p>mi'-ka, mi'-ka.<br><br>See <a href="../m/mica.htm">MICA</a>; <a href="../m/micah.htm">MICAH</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/4316.htm"><span class="l">4316. Mika -- three Israelites</span></a><br><b>...</b> NASB Word Usage Mica (5). <b>Micha</b>. A variation for Miykah; Mica, the name of two<br> Israelites -- <b>Micha</b>. see HEBREW Miykah. 4315, 4316. Mika. 4317 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/4316.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/bacon/the_hymns_of_martin_luther/xxxii_von_himmel_kam_der.htm"><span class="l">Von Himmel Kam Der Engel Schaar. To Shepherds, as they Watched by <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> hart. 2. Zu Bethlehem in Davids Stadt, Wie <b>Micha</b> das verkuendet hat, Es<br> ist der Herre Jesus Christ Der euer aller Heiland ist. 3 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bacon/the hymns of martin luther/xxxii von himmel kam der.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/david_and_jonathans_son.htm"><span class="l">David and Jonathan's Son</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was <b>Micha</b>: and all that dwelt<br> in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.13. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/david and jonathans son.htm</font><p><a href="/library/hippolytus/the_extant_works_and_fragments_of_hippolytus/doubtful_fragments_on_the_pentateuch.htm"><span class="l">Doubtful Fragments on the Pentateuch.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And Jonan delivered it to <b>Micha</b> the Morasthite, who delivered it to Nachum the<br> Alcusite. And Nachum delivered it to Chabakuk the prophet. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../doubtful fragments on the pentateuch.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_5_how_david_brought.htm"><span class="l">How David Brought under the Philistines, and the Moabites, and the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> at the king's table, and had the same care that a son could claim taken<br> of him. He also had himself a son, whom he named <b>Micha</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how david brought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/swete/an_introduction_to_the_old_testament_in_greek_additional_notes/chapter_v_textual_condition_of.htm"><span class="l">Textual Condition of the Lxx. , and Problems Arising Out of It.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> des Buches <b>Micha</b>, p.175 ff. (Leipzig, 1887). I. Hooykas, Iets over de grieksche<br> vertaling van het Oude Testament (Rotterdam, 1888). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter v textual condition of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/swete/an_introduction_to_the_old_testament_in_greek_additional_notes/chapter_ii_books_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Books of the Hebrew Canon.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> HOSEA. Treitel, Die alex. ??bersetzung des Buches Hosea (1888). MICAH. Ryssel,<br> Untersuchungen ?锟絙er die Textgestalt des B. <b>Micha</b> (1887). Taylor, the Mass. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ii books of the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/micha.htm"><span class="l"><b>Micha</b> (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>MICHA</b>; MICHAH. mi'-ka, mi'-ka. <b>...</b><b>Micha</b> (4 Occurrences).<br> 2 Samuel 9:12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was <b>Micha</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/micha.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mica.htm"><span class="l">Mica (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In the King James Version it is sometimes spelled "<b>Micha</b>." (1) A son of Merib-baal<br> or Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9:12, the King James Version "<b>Micha</b>"). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mica.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm"><span class="l">Micah (54 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> mi'-ka (mikhah, contracted from mikhayahu, "who is like Yah?"; Codex Vaticanus,<br> Meichaias; Codex Alexandrinus, <b>Micha</b>; sometimes in the King James Version <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/micah.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mice.htm"><span class="l">Mice (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mice.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/michah.htm"><span class="l">Michah (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>MICHA</b>; MICHAH. mi'-ka, mi'-ka. See MICA; MICAH.<br> MICHAH. mi'-ka. See MICAH. Multi-Version Concordance Michah (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/michah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/michaeas.htm"><span class="l">Michaeas</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/michaeas.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/commencement.htm"><span class="l">Commencement (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Nehemiah 11:17 and Mattaniah son of <b>Micha</b>, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, 'is' head --<br> at the commencement he giveth thanks in prayer; and Bakbukiah 'is' second <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/commencement.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/principal.htm"><span class="l">Principal (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Nehemiah 11:17 And Mattaniah the son of <b>Micha</b>, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph,<br> was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/principal.htm - 18k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Micah-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Micah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Micah.html">Summary of the Book of Micah - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/do-justly-love-mercy-walk-humbly.html">What does it mean to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly (Micah 6:8)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Micha (4 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">2 Samuel 9:12</a></span><br />And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was <span class="boldtext">Micha</span>. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.<br /><span class="source">(KJV YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/10-11.htm">Nehemiah 10:11</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Micha</span>, Rehob, Hashabiah,<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-17.htm">Nehemiah 11:17</a></span><br />And Mattaniah the son of <span class="boldtext">Micha</span>, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/11-22.htm">Nehemiah 11:22</a></span><br />The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of <span class="boldtext">Micha</span>. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/micha.htm">Micha</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/m/micha--a_levite.htm">Micha: A Levite</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mica.htm">Mica (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/micah.htm">Micah (54 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mice.htm">Mice (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/michah.htm">Michah (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/michaeas.htm">Michaeas</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/commencement.htm">Commencement (22 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/principal.htm">Principal (28 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/m/mice.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mice"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mice" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/m/micha--a_levite.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Micha: A Levite"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Micha: A Levite" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>