First names in Hebrew

First name Michelle: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיכאל

Gematria value: 101

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Michelle is written מיכאל

Michelle is the feminine of Michel, the French form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Michelle mean?

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

Michelle is the feminine of Michel, the French form of Michael. And Michael comes from Hebrew: it is not a statement but a question, “Who is like God?”. A name that claims nothing, that asks.

Gematria

Michelle = 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 Michelle, 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

Michelle, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Michelle in three answers

How do you write Michelle in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Michelle is written מיכאל. Michelle is the feminine of Michel, the French form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Michelle?
Written מיכאל, Michelle 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 Michelle mean?
Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Michelle is the feminine of Michel, the French form of Michael. And Michael comes from Hebrew: it is not a statement but a question, “Who is like God?”. A name that claims nothing, that asks.