מִיכָה I (b. h.) pr. n. m. Micah, 1) M., the owner of an idolatrous temple (Jud. XVII). Esth. R. to III, 7 צלם מ׳; Snh. 103ᵇ פסלו של מ׳ the image put up by M.; ib. עשן פסל מ׳ the smoke rising from the sacrifices to the image &c.—Ib. 101ᵇ, v. מִכְמֵךְ. Shebu. 35ᵇ כל שמות … במ׳ תול all divine names mentioned in connection with M. (Jud. l. c.) are profane (not names of the Lord). Pes. 117ᵃ פיסלו של מ׳ עומד בבכי וכ׳ with Micah’s image at Bekhi, the Israelites should have sung the Hallel?—Ex. R. s. 41; a. fr. —2) M., the prophet. Lev. R. s. 10 שלחתי את מ׳ וכ׳ I sent M. and they smote him. Macc. 24ᵃ בא מ׳ והעמירן וכ׳ M. came and based all the laws of the Torah on three principles; a. e.