MICAH
Dictionary entry overview: What does Micah mean?
• MICAH (noun)
The noun MICAH has 2 senses:
1. a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
2. an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
Familiarity information: MICAH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MICAH (noun)
Meaning:
A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Micah; Micheas
Instance hypernyms:
prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
Meaning:
An Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Book of Micah; Micah; Micheas
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Micah" is a part of...):
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
