English
Michas
Michas comes from Latin Michās, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִיכָהMîḵā
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMichās
- Englishearliest quotation 1609Michas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִיכָהMîḵā
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMichās
- Englishearliest quotation 1609Michas
Earliest quotation: 1609, The Holie Bible, Doway: Laurence Kellam: “There was at that time a certaine man of…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה
Today it means
name Synonym of Micah (Ephraimite featured in Judg. 17–18)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew מִיכָה / Michas