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Micah (;
Hebrew : מִיכָה ,
Modern : Mikha ,
Tiberian : Mîḵā ) is a given name.
Micah is the name of several people in the
Hebrew Bible (
Old Testament ), and means "Who is like God?" The name is sometimes found with
theophoric extensions . Suffix theophory in
Yah and in
Yahweh results in Michaiah or Michaihu (
Hebrew : מִיכָיְהוּ ,
Modern : Mikhayhu ,
Tiberian : Mîḵā́yhû ), meaning who is like
Yahweh ?
[1] Suffix theophory in
El results in
Michael (
Hebrew : מִיכָאֵל ,
Modern : Mikha'el ,
Tiberian : Mîḵāʼēl ), meaning "who is like god".
In
German and
Dutch , Micah is spelled Micha and the ch in the name is pronounced either [ʃ] or [x] ; the first is more common in female names, the latter in male names. The name is not as common as Michael or Michiel.
Bible
Notable people with the given name "Micah"
A
Micah Abernathy (born 1997), American football player
Micah Abraham (born 2000), American football player
Micah Aiu , American politician
Micah Aivazoff (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
Micah Albert (born 1979), American photojournalist
Micah Alberti (born 1984), American actor
Micah Altman (born 1967), American social scientist
Micah Armstrong , American evangelist
Micah Lakin Avni (born 1969), Israeli businessman
Micah Awe (born 1994), Nigerian Canadian football player
B
Micah Balfour (born 1978), English actor
Micah Ballard (born 1975), American poet
Micah Barlow (1873–1936), English cricketer
Micah Barnes (born 1960), Canadian singer-songwriter
Micah Baskerville (born 1999), American football player
Micah Blunt , American basketball player
Micah Bowie (born 1974), American baseball player
Micah Boyd (born 1982), American rower
Micah Brooks (1775–1857), American politician
Micah Brown (born 1986), Canadian football player
C
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E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
W
Z
Fictional characters
Surname
See also
References
^ New Bible Dictionary, second edition. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL, USA.
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