מִֽיכָאֵ֗ל
𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤀𐤋
mikhael
Michael
from מִי and (the prefix derivative from) כִּי and אֵל; who (is) like God?; Mikael, the name of an archangel and of nine Israelites; Michael.
H4317
Daniel 10:13 · Word #10
Lexicon H4317
| Lemma | מִיכָאֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Mîykâʼêl |
| Strong's | H4317 |
| In-context | Michael |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H4317-01
Who-is-like-El (masculine name)
| Root | מי־כ־אל (mî-kə-ʾēl) |
| Core Meanings | who?, like/as, God (El) |
| Semantic Range | Personal name meaning "Who is like El?"; borne by an archangel and several Israelite men in the Hebrew Bible. |
| Conceptual Significance | The name expresses the incomparability of El (God), functioning as a confessional statement embedded in a personal name. In biblical theology, especially in Daniel, Michael embodies divine protection and the assertion that no being rivals Israel’s God. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular (HNp). The form is a theophoric compound name built from an interrogative particle, comparative prefix, and the divine name אֵל. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name is a compound of מִי ("who?"), the comparative כ ("like, as"), and אֵל ("El, God"), forming the rhetorical question "Who is like El?" The morphology (HNp) indicates a masculine singular proper noun, so the rendering preserves both the interrogative structure and its function as a personal masculine name. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (13 occurrences of H4317)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers 13:13 | מִיכָאֵֽל | mikhael | of Michael |
| Daniel 10:13 | מִֽיכָאֵ֗ל | mikhael | Michael |
| Daniel 10:21 | מִיכָאֵ֖ל | mikhael | Michael |