מִיכָאֵל

Strong’s Definition

Mikael, the name of an archangel and of nine Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H4310 (מִי) and (the prefix derivative from) H3588 (כִּי) and H410 (אֵל); who (is) like God?;

KJV Usage

Michael.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.one of, the chief, or the first archangel who is described as the one who stands in time of conflict for the children of israel
• 2.an asherite, father of sethur, one of the 12 spies of israel
• 3.one of the gadites who settled in the land of bashan
• 4.another gadite, ancestor of abihail
• 5.a gershonite levite, ancestor of asaph
• 6.one of the 5 sons of izrahiah of the tribe of issachar
• 7.a benjamite of the sons of beriah
• 8.one of the captains from manasseh who joined david at ziklag
• 9.father or ancestor of omri, chief of the tribe of issachar in the reign of david
• 10.one of the sons of jehoshaphat who were murdered by their elder brother, jehoram
• 11.father or ancestor of zebadiah, of the sons of shephatiah

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Mîykâʼêl; Pronunciation: me-kaw-ale'