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'''Micah''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|aɪ|k|ə}}; {{Hebrew Name|hebrew=מִיכָה|stan=Mikha|tiber=Mîḵā}}) is a given name.

Micah is the  name of several people in the [[Hebrew Bible]] ([[Old Testament]]), and means "Who is like God?”. The name is sometimes found with [[Theophoric name|theophoric extensions]]. Suffix theophory in ''[[Jah|Yah]]'' and in ''[[Yahweh]]'' results in '''Michaiah''' or '''Michaihu''' ({{Hebrew Name|hebrew=מִיכָיְהוּ|stan=Mikhayhu|tiber=Mîḵā́yhû}}), meaning ''who is like [[Yahweh]]?''<ref>New Bible Dictionary, second edition. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, IL, USA.</ref> Suffix theophory in ''[[El (god)|El]]'' results in ''[[Michael (given name)|Michael]]'' ({{Hebrew Name|hebrew=מִיכָאֵל|stan=Mikha'el|tiber=Mîḵāʼēl}}), meaning "who is like god".

In [[German language|German]] and [[Dutch language|Dutch]], Micah is spelled {{lang|nl|Micha}} and the ''ch'' in the name is pronounced either {{IPA|[ʃ]}} or {{IPA|[x]}}; the first is more common in female names, the latter in male names. In [[Finnish language|Finnish]] Micah is spelled {{lang|nl|Miika}}.

==Bible==
*Micah, an Ephraimite, [[Micah's Idol|whose narrative]] features in [[Judges 17]] and [[Judges 18]]
*Micah son of [[Mephibosheth]] son of [[Jonathan (1 Samuel)|Jonathan]] son of [[Saul]], the first king of Israel ({{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|9:40|9}})
*[[Micah (prophet)]], eponymous prophet of the [[Book of Micah]] in the Old Testament
*[[Micaiah]], a prophet and the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophecy to Ahab on his request

==Notable people with the given name "Micah"==
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===A===
*[[Micah Abernathy]] (born 1997), American football player
*[[Micah Abraham]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Micah Aiu]] (born 1988/1989), American politician
*[[Micah Aivazoff]] (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Micah Albert]] (born 1979), American photojournalist
*[[Micah Alberti]] (born 1984), American actor
*[[Micah Alejado]], American football player
*[[Micah Altman]] (born 1967), American social scientist
*[[Micah Anthony]] (born 2004), English footballer
*[[Micah Armstrong]], American evangelist
*[[Micah Ashby]] (born 1992), American-Irish mixed martial artist
*[[Micah Lakin Avni]] (born 1969), Israeli businessman
*[[Micah Awe]] (born 1994), Nigerian Canadian football player

===B===
*[[Micah Balfour]] (born 1978), English actor
*[[Micah Ballard]] (born 1975), American poet
*[[Micah Barlow]] (1873–1936), English cricketer
*[[Micah Barnes]] (born 1960), Canadian singer-songwriter
*[[Micah Baskerville]] (born 1999), American football player
*[[Micah Beckwith]] (born 1982), American pastor and politician
*[[Micah Bernard]] (born 2001), American football player
*[[Micah Blunt]], American basketball player
*[[Micah Bowie]] (born 1974), American baseball player
*[[Micah Boyd]] (born 1982), American rower 
*[[Micah Brooks]] (1775–1857), American politician
*[[Micah Brown]] (born 1986), Canadian football player
*[[Micah Burton]] (born 2006), American soccer player

===C===
*[[Micah Caskey]] (born 1981), American politician
*[[Micah Cheserem]], Kenyan banker
*[[Micah Chisholm]] (born 2004), Canadian soccer player
*[[Micah Christenson]] (born 1993), American volleyball player
*[[Micah Cooks]] (born 1981), American soccer player

===D===
*[[Micah J. Davis]], American football player
*[[Micah Downs]] (born 1986), American basketball player

===E===
*[[Micah Evans]] (born 1993), English footballer

===F===
*[[Micah Fitzerman-Blue]], American screenwriter
*[[Micah Fowler]] (born 1998), American actor
*[[Micah Franklin (disambiguation)]], multiple people

===G===
*[[Micah Garen]] (born 1968), American filmmaker
*[[Micah Gravley]] (born 1974), American politician
*[[Micah Gunnell]] (born 1980), American comic book artist

===H===
*[[Micah Hamilton]] (born 2003), English footballer
*[[Micah Handlogten]] (born 2003), American basketball player
*[[Micah Hannemann]] (born 1994), American football player
*[[Micah Hart]] (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
*[[Micah Hauptman]] (born 1973), American actor
*[[Micah Hawkins]] (1777–1825), American poet
*[[Micah Hilton]] (born 1985), Montserratian footballer
*[[Micah P. Hinson]] (born 1981), American musician
*[[Micah Hoffpauir]] (born 1980), American baseball player
*[[Micah Hudson]], American football player
*[[Micah Hyde (disambiguation)]], multiple people

===J===
*[[Micah Jenkins]] (1835–1864), American general
*[[Micah Jesse]] (born 1986), American blogger
*[[Micah Jiba]] (born 1969), Nigerian politician
*[[Micah Johnson (disambiguation)]], multiple people

===K===
*[[Micha Kaufman (sport shooter)|Micha Kaufman]] (born 1946), Israeli sport shooter
*[[Micah Kellner]] (born 1979), American politician
*[[Micah Kiser]] (born 1995), American football player
*[[Micah Knorr]] (born 1975), American football player
*[[Micah Kogo]] (born 1986), Kenyan long-distance runner

===L===
*[[Micah Lancaster]] (born 1984), American basketball player
*[[Micah Lasher]], American politician
*[[Micah Lawrence]] (born 1990), American swimmer
*[[Micah Lea'alafa]] (born 1991), Solomon Islands footballer
*[[Micah Joseph Lebensohn]] (1828–1852), Russian poet
*[[Micah Lewensohn]] (1952–2017), Israeli theater director
*[[Micah Lexier]] (born 1960), Canadian artist
*[[Micah Akasile Lolem]] (born 1967), Ugandan politician
*[[Micah Kai Lynette]] (born 2001), Thai figure skater

===M===
*[[Micah Maʻa]] (born 1997), American volleyball player
*[[Micha Marah]] (born 1953), Belgian singer and actress
*[[Micah Masei]] (born 1999), Samoan swimmer
*[[Micah Massey]] (born 1987), American musician
*[[Micah Mbick]] (born 2006), English footballer
*[[Micah McFadden]] (born 2000), American football player
*[[Micah McLaurin]] (born 1994), American pianist
*[[Micah Mensah-Jatoe]], Canadian actor

===N===
*[[Micah Naftalin]] (1933–2009), American activist
*[[Micah Nathan]], American novelist
*[[Micah Neal]] (born 1974), American politician
*[[Micah Nelson]] (born 1990), American singer-songwriter
*[[Micah Nori]] (born 1974), American basketball coach

===O===
*[[Micah Obiero]] (born 2001), English footballer
*[[Micah Ohlman]] (born 1972), American journalist
*[[Micah Ortega]] (born 1976), American guitarist
*[[Micah Owings]] (born 1982), American baseball player

===P===
*[[Micah Parrish]] (born 2001), American basketball player
*[[Micah Parsons]] (born 1999), American football player
*[[Micah Paulino]] (born 1992), Guamanian footballer
*[[Micah Peavy]] (born 2001), American basketball player
*[[Micah Pellerin]] (born 1988), American football player
*[[Micah Perks]] (born 1963), American writer
*[[Micah Potter]] (born 1998), American basketball player

===R===
*[[Micah Richards]] (born 1988), English football player
*[[Micah Robinson]] (born 2002), American football player
*[[Micah Ross]] (born 1976), American football player
*[[Micah Rucker]] (born 1985), American football player

===S===
*[[Micah Salt]] (1847–1915), English tailor
*[[Micah C. Saufley]] (1842–1910), American judge
*[[Micah Schwartzman]] (born 1976), American law professor
*[[Micah Shrewsberry]] (born 1976), American basketball coach
*[[Micah Sloat]] (born 1981), American actor
*[[Micah Smaldone]] (born 1978), American musician
*[[Micah W. J. Smith]] (born 1981), American lawyer
*[[Micah Solusod]] (born 1990), American voice actor
*[[Micah Stampley]] (born 1971), American singer-songwriter
*[[Micah Sterling]] (1784–1844), American politician

===T===
*[[Micah Taul]] (1785–1850), American politician
*[[Micah Taul (Alabama politician)]] (1832–1873), American politician
*[[Micah Taylor]] (1977–2024), American professional wrestler
*[[Micah Teitz]] (born 1996), Canadian football player
*[[Micah Townshend]] (1749–1832), American political leader
*[[Micah True]] (1953–2012), American runner
*[[Micah Tyler]] (born 1983), American singer

===W===
*[[Micha Wertheim]] (born 1972), Dutch comedian
*[[Micah M. White]] (born 1982), American activist
*[[Micah Wilkinson]] (born 1996), New Zealand sailor
*[[Micah Williams (disambiguation)]], multiple people
*[[Micah Wright]] (born 1974), American author

===Z===
*[[Micah Zenko]], American political scientist

==Fictional characters==
*[[Micah Clarke]], a character in the novel ''[[Micah Clarke]]''
*[[Micah Rains]], a character in the comic series ''[[Wonder Woman]]''
*[[Micah Sanders]], a character in the television series ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]''
*Micah Bell lll, the main antagonist of the video game ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''
*King Micah, a character in the television series ''[[She-Ra: Princess of Power]]''

==Surname==
*[[Ben Micah]] (died 2022), Papua New Guinean politician
*[[Duke Micah]] (born 1991), Ghanaian boxer
*[[Teagan Micah]] (born 1997), Australian footballer

==See also==
*[[Michael (disambiguation)]]
*[[Micah (disambiguation)]]
*[[Myka (disambiguation)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*{{eastons|wstitle=Micah}}

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