Bible Names

Micaiah: meaning of the name

Micaiah means “who is like to God?.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Micaiah in Hebrew and Greek

מִיכָה H4318

Mîykâh (mee-kaw') — Micah, the name of seven Israelites

an abbreviated form of H4320 (מִיכָיָה);

מִיכָיְהוּ H4321

Mîykâyᵉhûw (me-kaw-yeh-hoo') — Mikajah, the name of three Israelites

or מִכָיְהוּ; (Jeremiah 36:11), abbreviated form for H4322 (מִיכָיָהוּ);

Who named Micaiah in the Bible

Micaiah in Scripture

“Micaiah” appears in 18 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • 1 Kings 22:8

    And 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.

  • 1 Kings 22:9

    Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

  • 1 Kings 22:13

    And 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.

  • 1 Kings 22:14

    And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak.

  • 1 Kings 22:15

    So 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.

  • 1 Kings 22:24

    But 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?

  • 1 Kings 22:25

    And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

  • 1 Kings 22:26

    And 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;