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mīxāhū מִיכָהוּ ‘Micahu’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a contraction for mīxāyᵊhū מִיכָֽיְהוּ ‘Micaiah’
Roots: מיכיהו מכיהו

mīxāhū pr n m pers
Michaiah = "who is like God"
1) son of Imlah and a prophet of Samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king Ahab of Israel

Mentioned in Judges 17:1, 17:4

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