Micah () is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means who is like God, possibly in the sense of unique. The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions. Suffix theophory in Yah and in Yahweh results in Micaiah or Michaihu (), meaning who is like YHWH?, or possibly "one who is like YHWH". Suffix theophory in El results in Michael (), meaning who is like God?, or possibly one who is like God; The men with this name in the Bible are: · Micah, the titular prophet of the Book of Micah, also called "The Morasthite" to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of Imlah. · A prophet named Micaiah, the son of Imlah, who gave a negative prophesy to Ahab on his request ([LINK: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10277c.htm] Catholic Encyclopedia article) · A man of Mou

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