First names in Hebrew
First name Mikey: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
מיכאל
Gematria value: 101
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Mikey is written מיכאל
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 Mikey mean?
Meaning: pet form of Michael, "Who is like God?"
Origin: Hebrew
Mikey is the pet form of Mike and Michael. Michael is a Hebrew name that is not a statement but a question: “Who is like God?”
Gematria
Mikey = 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 מייקי (as it sounds in English), Mikey is worth 170.
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 Mikey, 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
Mikey, in nine pages
- Mikey, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Mikey
- Mikey, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Mikey in three answers
How do you write Mikey in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mikey is written מיכאל. Mikey is a pet form of Michael, מיכאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מייקי.
What is the gematria value of Mikey?
Written מיכאל, Mikey is worth 101: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written מייקי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 170.
What does Mikey mean?
Pet form of Michael, "Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Mikey is the pet form of Mike and 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).