First names in Hebrew

First name Mikael: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מיכאל

Gematria value: 101

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mikael is written מיכאל

RecommendedמיכאלThe original spellingMikael is the Scandinavian form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew.Value: 101

מיקאלAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 181

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Mikael mean?

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

Mikael is the Scandinavian and Finnish form of Michael. Michael is a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”

Gematria

Mikael = 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

Written מיקאל (as it sounds in English), Mikael is worth 181.

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 Mikael, 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

Mikael, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Mikael in three answers

How do you write Mikael in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mikael is written מיכאל. Mikael is the Scandinavian form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מיקאל.

What is the gematria value of Mikael?
Written מיכאל, Mikael is worth 101: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written מיקאל (as it sounds in English), it is worth 181.

What does Mikael mean?
Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Mikael is the Scandinavian and Finnish form of Michael. Michael is a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).