First names in Hebrew

First name Michal: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיכל

Gematria value: 100

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Michal is written מיכל

Meaning and origin

What does Michal mean?

Meaning: of debated origin: "Who is like God?"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew, pronounced “Mee-khal”, with a breathy “kh”. It is a woman's name, not to be confused with Michael. Its meaning is debated: it is most often seen as a short form of Michael, “Who is like God?”; others link it to the word michal, meaning a brook or a reservoir of water (2 Samuel 17:20).

Gematria

Michal = 100

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מיכל has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• כthe letter Kaf20
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total100

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 Michal, 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

Michal, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Michal in three answers

How do you write Michal in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Michal is written מיכל.

What is the gematria value of Michal?
Written מיכל, Michal is worth 100: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Michal mean?
Of debated origin: "Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew, pronounced “Mee-khal”, with a breathy “kh”. It is a woman's name, not to be confused with Michael. Its meaning is debated: it is most often seen as a short form of Michael, “Who is like God?”; others link it to the word michal, meaning a brook or a reservoir of water (2 Samuel 17:20).