How many times is Micah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Micah appears 28 times in the King James Version, in 27 verses. Counting every form (Micah, Micah's), it appears 31 times in 29 verses across 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Micah 30 times (33 with every form).
Micah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Micah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Micah | 28 | 30 |
| Micah's | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 31 | 33 |
What the name Micah means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Micah as "poor; humble".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
See every name and place with its meaning and count on Bible names and their meanings.
Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Micah most
Micah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (21), then 1 Chronicles (7) and 2 Chronicles (1).
First and last mention of Micah
And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The verse that uses it most is Judges 17:12, 2 times (tied with Judges 18:22):
And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 2 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
1 Chronicles 9:15: counted in the KJV only
And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
1 Chronicles 24:24: counted in the World English Bible only
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
1 Chronicles 24:25: counted in the World English Bible only
The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
Common questions
How many times is Micah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 31 of the 31 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Micah appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Judges has the most (21), then 1 Chronicles (7) and 2 Chronicles (1).
Where is Micah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Judges 17:1: "And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah." The last is Micah 1:1.
What does the name Micah mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Micah as "poor; humble".
Micah is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 7 chapters, 105 verses and reading time.
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.