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Imla

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4318

מִיכָה

mi.khah — Micah

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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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4321

מִיכָֽיְהוּ

mi.kha.ye.hu — Micaiah

A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.8; son of: Imlah (H3229) § Micah or Micaiah or Michaiah = "who is like God" 1) an Ephraimite during the period of the judges 2) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel 3) son of Gemariah in the time of Jeremiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3229

יִמְלָה

yim.lah — Imlah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.8; father of: Micaiah (H4321) § Imlah or Imla = "whom God will fill up" father of Michaiah the prophet

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4319

מִיכָהוּ

mi.kha.hu — Micahu

A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.8; son of: Imlah (H3229) Another name of mi.kha.ye.hu (מִיכָֽיְהוּ "Micaiah" H4321G) § Michaiah = "who is like God" son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel

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Historical dictionary entry

Replenisher, the father of Micaiah the prophet (2 Chr. 18:7, 8).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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