Mikhayehu מִיכָֽיְהוּ
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| מִיכָֽיְהוּ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mikhayehu |
| Strong's number | H4321 (H4321G, H4321H, H4321I) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Micaiah |
| Occurrences | 21 in 21 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (9) |
Mikhayehu (Hebrew מִיכָֽיְהוּ, Strong's H4321) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Micaiah”. It occurs 21 times.
Definition
H4321G: 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
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
H4321H: Micaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.11;
son of: Gemariah (H1587H)
§ 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
son of: Gemariah (H1587H)
§ 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
H4321I: Micah
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.17.1
Another spelling of mi.khah (מִיכָה "Micah" H4318)
§ 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
Another spelling of mi.khah (מִיכָה "Micah" H4318)
§ 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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | micaiah (16), micah (2), michaiah (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | micaiah (16), micah (2), he is micaiah (1), is micaiah (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mikhayehu, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 17:1And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim
- Judges 17:4Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into a graven image and a molten idol. And they were placed in the house of Micah.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 22:8And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
- 1 Kings 22:9Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
- 1 Kings 22:13And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
- 1 Kings 22:14And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
- 1 Kings 22:15So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”
- 1 Kings 22:24But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
- 1 Kings 22:25And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
- 1 Kings 22:26And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
- 1 Kings 22:28And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 18:7And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
- 2 Chronicles 18:8And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:12And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:13And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:23Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee?Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
- 2 Chronicles 18:24And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:25Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
- 2 Chronicles 18:27And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take heed, all you people!”
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 36:11When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the Lord,When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
- Jeremiah 36:13Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).