Micha [Heb. mika’ or mikah, “who is like?”—a shortened form of Micaiah, mikayahu or mikayehu, “Who is like Yahweh?”]. A personal name
1. The young son of Mephibosheth (2 Sam 9:12), elsewhere called Micah (1 Chr 8:34), whose four sons are listed in 1 Chron 8:34–40; 9:40–41.
2. One of the brethren who sealed the covenant in the time of Nehemiah (Neh 10:11 [12]).
3. The father of Mattaniah (Neh 11:17, 22). Other translations spell the name Mica (e.g., ESV, NASB, NRSV) or Mika (NIV).
Martin Pröbstle, “Micha,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/micha, accessed September 22, 2026
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Micha [Heb. mika’ or mikah , “who is like?”—a shortened form of Micaiah, mikayahu or mikayehu , “Who is like Yahweh?”]. A personal name 1. The young son of Mephibosheth (2 Sam 9:12), elsewher…