mı̄´ka ( מיכא , mı̄khā' ): A variant of the name Micah, and probably like it a contracted form of MICAIAH (which see). In the King James Version it is sometimes spelled "Micha."
(1) A son of Merib-baal or Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9:12 , the King James Version "Micha"). In 1 Chronicles 8:34 , he is called "Micah."
(2) The son of Zichri (1 Chronicles 9:15 ). In Nehemiah 11:17 (the King James Version "Micha"), he is designated "the son of Zabdi," and in Nehemiah 12:35 , his name appears as "Micaiah (the King James Version "Michaiah"), the son of Zaccur."
(3) One of the signatories of the Covenant (Nehemiah 10:11 , the King James Version "Micha").
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