Micah

American  

[mahy-kuh] / ˈmaɪ kə /

noun

1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Mic.

3. a male given name.

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Micah British  

/ ˈmaɪkə /

noun

1. a Hebrew prophet of the late 8th century _bc

2. the book containing his prophecies

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Etymology

Origin of Micah

Ultimately from Hebrew Mīkhāh, shortening of Mīkhāhyāhū “Who is like God?”; Michael ( def. )

Example Sentences

They had to settle for a field goal on their final possession after Green Bay's Micah Parsons sacked quarterback Jared Goff on third down.

From Barron's

In a wild state of panic, she screamed, “Micah is gone!”

From The Wall Street Journal

Prices and affordability were the chief issue in New Jersey as well, said Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University.

From MarketWatch

Disabled Army veteran Micah Corpe, 50, had some choice words for Newsom outside a Twentynine Palms church that served as a polling place, calling the politician a “greasy used car salesman.”

From Los Angeles Times

Prices and affordability are the chief issue in New Jersey as well, said Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University.

From MarketWatch