English
Micah
Micah comes from Hebrew מִיכָה.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמִיכָהmīḵāh
- Englishearliest quotation 1959Micah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hebrew1880s–presentמִיכָהmīḵāh
- Englishearliest quotation 1959Micah
Earliest quotation: 1959, James Michener, Hawaii: “We will call the boy Micah," he announced at…”
Every English word from Hebrew מִיכָה
Today it means
name A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מִיכָה / Micah