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