Micah
/ˈmaɪ.kə/noun
A biblical Hebrew name meaning 'Who is like Yahweh?'
Did you know?Micah comes from a Hebrew rhetorical question, מִיכָה / Mīkhāh, which encodes devotion by implying that no one can rival Yahweh.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
מִיכָה (Mīkhāh)
“A personal name meaning 'Who is like Yahweh?' or 'Who is like God?'.”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
מִיכָיְהוּ (Mīkhāyəhū)
“An expanded theophoric form meaning 'Who is like Yahweh?'”
Greek Septuagint
Greek
Μιχαίας (Michaías)
“Greek rendering of the Hebrew name used in biblical translation.”
Latin
Latin
Michaeas / Micha
“Latin biblical form of the Hebrew name.”
Modern English
English
Micah
“A male given name from the Bible.”