First names in Hebrew

First name Michael: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיכאל

Gematria value: 101

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Michael is written מיכאל

Meaning and origin

What does Michael mean?

Meaning: "Who is like God?"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is one of the few carried almost unchanged in every language: Michael, Michel, Miguel, Mikhail, and Mike for short. All go back to the same Hebrew name. And that name is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”. A name that claims nothing, that asks. Those who carry it often share that trait: they do not accept a ready-made answer.

Gematria

Michael = 101

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מיכאל has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• כthe letter Kaf20
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total101

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Michael, from מ to ל:

מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel!”

Numbers 24:5

The book of your first name

Michael, in nine pages

• Michael, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Michael
• Michael, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Michael in three answers

How do you write Michael in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Michael is written מיכאל.

What is the gematria value of Michael?
Written מיכאל, Michael is worth 101: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Michael mean?
Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Your name is one of the few carried almost unchanged in every language: Michael, Michel, Miguel, Mikhail, and Mike for short. All go back to the same Hebrew name. And that name is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”. A name that claims nothing, that asks. Those who carry it often share that trait: they do not accept a ready-made answer.