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Morashthite

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Of Moresheth

(Jer. 26:18¹⁸Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. (Jeremiah 26:18); Mic. 1:1¹The 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. (Micah 1:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Designation of Micah the prophet (Jer. 26:18¹⁸Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. (Jeremiah 26:18); Mic. 1:1¹The 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. (Micah 1:1)). The name signifies “a man of Moresheth.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4183 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Morashtiy

Phonic:

mo-rash-tee’

Meaning:

patrial from 4182; a Morashtite or inhabitant of Moresheth-Gath

KJV Usage:

Morashthite

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Native of a place named Moresheth, Jer. 26:18.