First names in Hebrew
First name Mishael: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
מישאל
Gematria value: 381
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Mishael is written מישאל
Meaning and origin
What does Mishael mean?
Meaning: "Who is like God?"
Origin: Hebrew
Your name is Hebrew, very close to Michael: it ends with a word for God, and it is understood as “Who is like God?”.
Gematria
Mishael = 381
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מישאל has 5 letters:
- מthe letter Mem40
- יthe letter Yod10
- שthe letter Shin300
- אthe letter Aleph1
- לthe letter Lamed30
- Total381
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 Mishael, 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
Mishael, in nine pages
- Mishael, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Mishael
- Mishael, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Mishael in three answers
How do you write Mishael in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mishael is written מישאל.
What is the gematria value of Mishael?
Written מישאל, Mishael is worth 381: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).
What does Mishael mean?
Who is like God? (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew, very close to Michael: it ends with a word for God, and it is understood as “Who is like God?”.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).