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Strong's H4318 מִיכָה (mikah)

Mikah means “Micah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4318 — prosagoge (“access”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4318
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 5

Strong's H4318 Quick Answer

Strong's H4318 מִיכָּה (Miykah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Miykah (mee-kaw') n/p. 1. Micah, the name of seven Israelites [an abbrev. of H4320] It has 29 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include micah, micah's, michah, and micaiah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Miykah (mee-kaw') n/p. 1. Micah, the name of seven Israelites [an abbrev. of H4320]
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
micah, micah's, michah, and micaiah

Meaning and Definition

Miykah (mee-kaw') n/p. 1. Micah, the name of seven Israelites [an abbrev. of H4320] KJV: Micah, Micaiah, Michah. Root(s): H4320

Original Word
מִיכָּה
Transliteration
Miykah
Derivation
First root strongs: 4320
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4318. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Micah

Usage: A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1 Also named: mi.kha.ye.hu (מִיכָֽיְהוּ "Micah" H4321I) § Micah or Micaiah or Michah = "who is like God" 1) the 6th in order of the minor prophets;

a native of Moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah, and was contemporary with the prophets Hosea, Amos, and Isaiah 2) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 3) a descendant of Joel the Reubenite 4) son of Meribbaal and grandson of Jonathan 5) a Kohathite Levite, the eldest son of Uzziel the brother of Amram 6) father of Abdon, a man of high station in the reign of Josiah 7) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of

Israel

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How Strong's H4318 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Miykah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Micah Judges 17:5 23× Micah's Judges 18:18 Michah 1 Chronicles 24:24 Micaiah 2 Chronicles 18:14

How Strong's H4318 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4318 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4318 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Judges 17:5 KJV

And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.

Judges 17:8 KJV

And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

Judges 17:9 KJV

And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4318.

Judges 17:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest.
Judges 17:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
Judges 17:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place.
Judges 17:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in.
Judges 17:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Judges 17:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
Judges 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.
Judges 18:3 Old Testament, KJV
When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?
Judges 18:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
Judges 18:13 Old Testament, KJV
And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah.
Judges 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.
Judges 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?
Judges 18:22 Old Testament, KJV
And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.
Judges 18:23 Old Testament, KJV
And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
Judges 18:26 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house.
Judges 18:27 Old Testament, KJV
And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.
Judges 18:31 Old Testament, KJV
And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.
1 Chronicles 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,
1 Chronicles 8:34 Old Testament, KJV
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal; and Meribbaal begat Micah.
1 Chronicles 8:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 9:40 Old Testament, KJV
And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal: and Meribbaal begat Micah.
1 Chronicles 9:41 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz.
1 Chronicles 23:20 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.
1 Chronicles 24:24 Old Testament, KJV
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
1 Chronicles 24:25 Old Testament, KJV
The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
2 Chronicles 18:14 Old Testament, KJV
And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
2 Chronicles 34:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
Nehemiah 11:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Mattaniah the son of Micha, 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.
Micah 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4318, grouped by book.

Judges 17 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 8 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H4318 FAQ

What does mikah (מִיכָה) mean?

Mikah (Strong's H4318) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Micah". Miykah (mee-kaw') n/p. 1. Micah, the name of seven Israelites [an abbrev. of H4320]

How many times is mikah (מִיכָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H4318 across 5 books.

Where can I study mikah (מִיכָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4318 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mikah (מִיכָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as micah, micah's, michah, and micaiah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.