מִֽיכָאֵ֡ל
𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤀𐤋
Mikhael
Michael
Personal name meaning 'Who is like El?' expressing the rhetorical question of incomparability to the deity El (God). Used for a supernatural being (messenger of El, often rendered 'angel' in translation) and for various Israelites in genealogical records and narrative contexts.
1 Chronicles 7:3 · Word #6
Lexicon H4317
| Lemma | מִיכָאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Mikhael |
| Strong's | H4317 |
| Definition | Personal name meaning 'Who is like El?' expressing the rhetorical question of incomparability to the deity El (God). Used for a supernatural being (messenger of El, often rendered 'angel' in translation) and for various Israelites in genealogical records and narrative contexts. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Michael |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4317-01
Who is like El?
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (personal name); theophoric compound with interrogative + comparative particle + divine name. |
| Rendering Rationale | This proper name is a theophoric compound formed from מִי (who) + כְּ (like) + אֵל (El), expressing a rhetorical question of incomparability. Rendering it as "Who is like El?" preserves the root components and their semantic force rather than substituting a conventional Anglicized name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Mikhael
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Who is like El? |
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