First names in Hebrew

First name Michoel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיכאל

Gematria value: 101

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Michoel is written מיכאל

Michoel is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Michoel mean?

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

Michoel is the way Michael is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Michael is a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”

Gematria

Michoel = 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 Michoel, 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

Michoel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Michoel in three answers

How do you write Michoel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Michoel is written מיכאל. Michoel is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Michoel?
Written מיכאל, Michoel 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 Michoel mean?
Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Michoel is the way Michael is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Michael is a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”