"מיכאל" meaning in Hebrew

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Proper name

IPA: /mi.χaˈ(ʔ)el/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /miˈχa.(ʔ)el/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew], /miː.xɔːˈʔeːl/ [Tiberian-Hebrew], /miː.xɔːˈejːl/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /miː.kaːˈʔil/ [Biblical-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-מיכאל.wav Forms: מִיכָאֵל [canonical], mikha'él [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of מִי (mí, “who [is]”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “who is like God?” Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{compound+|he|מִי|כַּ־|אֵל|lit=who is like God?|t1=who 􂀿is􂁀|t2=like|t3=God|tr1=mí|tr2=ka-|tr3=él}} Compound of מִי (mí, “who [is]”) + כַּ־ (ka-, “like”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “who is like God?” Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=mikha'él|wv=מִיכָאֵל}} מִיכָאֵל • (mikha'él) m
  1. the Archangel Michael, associated with defending the people of Israel.
    Sense id: en-מיכאל-he-name-bajAOO3a Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 20 34 18
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Michael
    Sense id: en-מיכאל-he-name-w9~H2x5Q Categories (other): Hebrew given names, Hebrew male given names, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 20 34 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: מִיכָיְהוּ, מִיכָיָה
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      "ipa": "/miː.kaːˈʔil/",
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}

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