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'''Micah''' ({{Hebrew Name|hebrew=מִיכָה|stan=Miḫa|tiber=Mîḵāh}}) is the name of several people in the [[Hebrew Bible]] ([[Old Testament]]), and means who is like God'', possibly in the sense of ''unique''.
The name is sometimes found with [[theophory|theophoric extensions]]. Suffix theophory in ''[[Yah]]'' and in ''[[Yahweh]]'' results in '''Michaiah''' or '''Michaihu''' ({{Hebrew Name|hebrew=מִיכַיְהוּ|stan=Miḫayhu|tiber=Mîḵayhû}}), meaning ''who is like [[Tetragrammaton|YHWH]]?'', or possibly "one who is like YHWH". Suffix theophory in ''[[El (god)|El]]'' results in ''[[Michael]]'' ({{Hebrew Name|hebrew=מִיכָאֵל|stan=Miḫaʾel|tiber=Mîḵāʾēl}}), meaning ''who is like God?'', or possibly ''one who is like God'';
The men with this name in the Bible are:
* [[Micah (prophet)|Micah]], the titular prophet of the [[Book of Micah]], also called "The Morasthite" to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of Imlah.
* A prophet named [[Michaiah]], the son of [[Imlah]], who gave a negative prophesy to [[Ahab]] on his request<ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10277c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia article]</ref>
* A man of [[Mount Ephraim]], appearing in the story of [[Micah's Idol]] within the [[Book of Judges]]
* The son of [[Meribaal]], still a child when his father was invited to [[David]]'s house. His children are named in the [[Book of Chronicles]] as Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. (1 Chronicles 8:33-35;9:39-41)
*Men in the [[genealogy|genealogical]] lists of the Book of Chronicles:
** The first in rank of the priests of the family of Kohathites (1 Chronicles 23:20).
** A descendant of [[Joel]] the Reubenite (1 Chronicles 5:5)
Micah can also refer to:
* [[Micah (novel)]], a novel by [[Laurell K. Hamilton]].
* [[Micah Jenkins]], a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general in the [[American Civil War]].
* [[Micah Richards]], an english [[association football|football]] player for [[Manchester City FC|Manchester City]].
* [[Micah Owings]], a [[Major League Baseball|major league]] [[baseball]] pitcher (& pinch hitter)
* [[Micah Sanders]], a character in the Heroes TV Series.
* [[Micah Wright]], an American author
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