Micah
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Micah 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 , meaning who is like Yahweh
? Suffix theophory in El
results in Michael
, meaning who is like God?, or possibly one who is like God.
In Dutch
, Micah is spelled 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.
Micah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
(Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
), and means "who is like God?". The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in Yah
Yah
Yah may refer to:* Jah, shortened form of "Jehovah" used at and elsewhere. Also, the name of God favored by Rastafarians.* Yah, shortened form of Yahweh , one of the names of God in Judaism...
and in Yahweh
Yahweh
Yahweh is the name of God in the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jews and Christians.The word Yahweh is a modern scholarly convention for the Hebrew , transcribed into Roman letters as YHWH and known as the Tetragrammaton, for which the original pronunciation is unknown...
results in Michaiah or Michaihu , meaning who is like Yahweh
Yahweh
Yahweh is the name of God in the Bible, the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jews and Christians.The word Yahweh is a modern scholarly convention for the Hebrew , transcribed into Roman letters as YHWH and known as the Tetragrammaton, for which the original pronunciation is unknown...
? Suffix theophory in El
El (god)
is a Northwest Semitic word meaning "deity", cognate to Akkadian and then to Hebrew : Eli and Arabic )....
results in Michael
Michael
Michael is a given name that comes from the , derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? meaning "Who is like God?" In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in Ireland, Mick...
, meaning who is like God?, or possibly one who is like God.
In Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, Micah is spelled 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
Michael
Michael is a given name that comes from the , derived from the Hebrew question מי כמו אלוהים? meaning "Who is like God?" In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, or, especially in Ireland, Mick...
or Michiel.
People
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(born 1984), American actor - Micah BarnesMicah BarnesMicah Barnes is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. He has performed both as a solo artist and with the bands Loudboy and The Nylons....
(born 1960), Canadian singer-songwriter - Micah BowieMicah BowieMicah Andrew Bowie is a left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent.-Early career:He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round in...
(born 1974), American baseball player - Micah BoydMicah BoydMicah Boyd is a male crew rower who qualified for the prestigious eight-man rowing competition of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, competing for the United States...
(born 1982), American rower - Micah BrooksMicah BrooksMicah Brooks was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Life:...
(1775–1857), American politician - Micah GunnellMicah GunnellMicah Gunnell is a comic book artist who currently works for Aspen Comics in the United States. He has illustrated 23 of the Heroes graphic novels, and is the artist of 'Dellec', a brand new series from Aspen Comics debuting in May 2009....
(born 1980), American comic book artist - Micah HawkinsMicah HawkinsMicah Hawkins was an American poet, playwright, and composer, largely of music for theater, who also operated a New York City tavern and grocery store....
(1777–1825), American poet and composer - Micah P. HinsonMicah P. HinsonMicah Paul Hinson is an American americana singer and guitarist and recording artist for Sketchbook Records in the United Kingdom and Jade Tree Records in the United States. His debut album Micah P. Hinson and the Gospel of Progress was released in 2004 to much critical praise...
(born 1981), American musician - Micah HydeMicah HydeMicah Anthony Hyde is an English-born Jamaican footballer who plays for Isthmian League Premier Division club Aveley.- Biography :...
(born 1974), Jamaican football player - Micah JenkinsMicah JenkinsMicah Jenkins , was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mortally wounded by friendly fire at the Battle of the Wilderness.-Early life:...
(1835–1864), American Confederate general - Micah KellnerMicah KellnerMicah Z. Kellner is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, he serves as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district, which includes Manhattan's Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island ....
(born 1979), American politician - Micah KogoMicah KogoMicah Kemboi Kogo is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who specializes in the 10,000 metres. He is the former world record holder in the 10 kilometres road race event with a time of 27:01, which he lost to countryman Leonard Komon on September 27, 2010...
(born 1986), Kenyan long-distance runner - Micah JesseMicah JesseMicah Jesse Koffler , better known as Micah Jesse is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, MicahJesse.com, is known for positive celebrity and lifestyle news. He launched the site in April 2007....
(born 1986), American blogger - Micah Joseph LebensohnMicah Joseph LebensohnMicah Joseph Lebensohn Russian Hebrew poet.His father, the poet Abraham Bär Lebensohn, implanted in him the love of Hebrew poetry, and Micah Joseph began very early to translate and to compose Hebrew songs. He suffered from consumption during the last five or six years of his short life...
(1828–1852), Russian poet - Micha MarahMicha MarahMicha Marah is a Belgian singer and actress. She represented Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 with the song "Hey Nana".-Filmography:* Avondspelen TV movie as Marleen...
(born 1953), Belgian singer and actress - Micah OrtegaMicah OrtegaMicah Ortega is best known as a guitarist for Five Iron Frenzy. He was born on May 31, 1976 in Greeley, Colorado and is a graduate of Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado...
(born 1976), American guitarist - Micah OwingsMicah OwingsMicah Burton Owings is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher currently pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks....
(born 1982), American baseball pitcher - Micah PerksMicah PerksMicah Perks is an American fiction writer and memoirist. Both of her first two books, We Are Gathered Here and Pagan Time examine the utopian impulse in U.S. history.-Biography:Micah Perks grew up on a commune in the Adirondack Mountains...
(born 1963), American writer - Micah RichardsMicah RichardsMicah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield...
(born 1988), English football player - Micah Ricks (born 1987), bass guitarist for Days DifferenceDays DifferenceDays Difference is a pop/rock band that formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2004. The quartet consists of Jeremy Smith , Jonathan Smith , Micah Ricks and Jeremiah Ricks . The group released their debut album Numbers in 2007...
- Micah SloatMicah SloatMicah Sloat is an American theatre actor and musician, largely unknown before his leading role as Micah in the 2007 hit horror film, Paranormal Activity. He appeared in the horror prequel in 2010, Paranormal Activity 2.-Life and career:...
(born 1981), American actor - Micah SmaldoneMicah SmaldoneMicah Smaldone is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter originally from Kennebunkport, Maine. A founding member of the political punk band The Pinkerton Thugs, Smaldone is now mostly known for his solo releases as Micah Blue Smaldone which incorporate a wide variety of influences from country...
(born 1978), American musician - Micah SolusodMicah SolusodMicah Solusod is an American voice actor at Funimation Entertainment. He was born and raised in Hawaii before moving to Texas to become a voice actor...
(born 1990), American actor - Micah SterlingMicah SterlingMicah Sterling was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:Sterling graduated from Yale College in 1804...
(1784–1844), American politician - Micah TaulMicah TaulMicah Taul was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, grandfather of Taul Bradford.Born in Bladensburg, Maryland, Taul moved to Kentucky with his parents in 1787.He attended private school.He studied law....
(1785–1850), American politician - Micah TroyPastor TroyMicah LeVar Troy is an American rapper, actor, and record producer. He is also a member of the hardcore rap group D.S.G.B. .-Early life:Micah LeVar Troy was born on November 18, 1977 in Augusta, Georgia...
(born 1977), American rapper - Micha WertheimMicha WertheimMicha Wertheim is a Dutch stand-up comedian and satirist.-Dutch career:After finishing his MA in Cultural Sciences Micha Wertheim moved to Amsterdam and started working as a freelance radio producer, writer and comedian. He became a member of the Amsterdam based Dutch comedy collective Comedytrain...
(born 1972), Dutch stand-up comedian - Micah WilliamsMicah WilliamsMicah Williams was a New Jersey folk art painter.He was born in Long Island or New Jersey. From 1829 to 1833 he worked in New York City. He also worked as a portrait artist in and around New Brunswick and Monmouth County, New Jersey. The earliest work attributed to him is from around 1790, and...
(1782–1837), American painter - Micah WrightMicah WrightMicah Ian Wright is an American author who has worked in film, television, animation, video games and comic books.-Biography:...
(born 1974), American author
Fiction
- Micah, fictional character in the 1993 film Children of the Corn II: The Final SacrificeChildren of the Corn II: The Final SacrificeChildren of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice is the sequel to the 1984 movie Children of the Corn. This sequel, directed by David F. Price, stars Terence Knox, Ryan Bollman, Ned Romero, and Paul Scherrer. The film was released in theatres by Dimension Films in January 1993, with the video release...
- Micah, fictional character in the 2007 film Paranormal Activity
- Micah Callahan, fictional character in the Anita Blake series of novels by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Micah ClarkeMicah ClarkeMicah Clarke by Arthur Conan Doyle is an historical adventure novel set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 in England.The book follows the exploits of Conan Doyle's fictional character Micah Clarke...
, fictional character in the 1889 novel of the same name by Arthur Conan Doyle - Micah Rains, fictional character in the Wonder Woman comics
- Micah SandersMicah SandersMicah Sanders, portrayed by Noah Gray-Cabey, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. He is the son of Niki Sanders and D.L. Hawkins. He is a child prodigy and a technopath.- Beginnings :...
, fictional character in the television series Heroes - Marshal Micah Torrance, fictional character in the television series The RiflemanThe RiflemanThe Rifleman is an American Western television program that starred Chuck Connors as homesteader Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show, filmed in black-and-white with a half hour running time, ran...
(1958–63)
Religion
- Micah (prophet)Micah (prophet)Micah, meaning “who is like Yahweh," was a prophet who prophesied from approximately 737-690 BC in Judah and is the author of the Book of Micah. He was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos and Hosea and is considered one of the twelve minor prophets of the Tanakh . Micah was from...
, eponymous prophet of the Book of MicahBook of MicahThe Book of Micah is one of fifteen prophetic books in the Hebrew bible/Old Testament, and the sixth of the twelve minor prophets. It records the sayings of Mikayahu, meaning "Who is like Yahweh?", an 8th century prophet from the village of Moresheth in Judah...
in the Old Testament - Michaiah, a prophet and the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophesy to Ahab on his request
- A man of Mount Ephraim, appearing in the story of Micah's IdolMicah's IdolThe narrative of Micah's Idol, recounted in the Book of Judges, concerns the Tribe of Dan, their conquest of Laish, and the sanctuary that was subsequently created there.-Biblical narrative:...
- The son of Meribaal, still a child when his father was invited to David's house