Michāēl

Meaning

1. a male given name, Michael, from Hebrew
   De tribu Aser, Sthur, filium MichahelFrom the Asher tribe, Sethur, son of MichaelLate 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Numeri 13:14:
   Princeps autem regni Persarum restitit mihi viginti et uno diebus; et, ecce, Michahel, unus de principibus primis, venit in adiutorium meum: et ego remansi ibi iuxta regem Persarum.The prince, however, of the Persian kingdom withstood me for twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the foremost [angelic] leaders, came to my aid, and there I stayed with the king of the Persians.Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Danihelis 10:13:

Declension

Origins

1. Biblical Hebrew מִי(mí)
2. Biblical Hebrew כַּ־(ka-)
3. Biblical Hebrew אֵל(él)
4. LatinMichāēl

Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor. Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor. Latin Michāēl Borrowed from Koine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”), from מִי (mí, “who”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”).