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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Michael


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The name Michael is quite popular in the Bible. The most famous Michael is the archangel and angelic captain (Dan 10:21) who battled satan over the body of Moses (Jude:9) and expels satan from heaven (Rev 12:9). Other Michaels are: The father of the Asherite spy of the reconnaissance contingent that also includes Joshua (Num 13:13); Two Gadites (1 Chr 5:13,14); A Levite musician in service of the Davidic tabernacle (1 Chr 6:40); A son of Uzzi, son of Tola, son of Issachar, one of the twelve sons of Jacob (1 Chr 7:3); A Benjaminite (1 Chr 8:16); A captain from Manasseh (1 Chr 12:20); The father of Omri, the chief of Issachar during David's days (1 Chr 27:18); A son of king Jehoshaphat (2 Chr 21:2); And the father of one of the returnees under Ezra, named Zebadiah (Ezra 8:8);

The name Michael consists of three parts:
1) mi (mi 1189), the common inquisitive particle that seeks after identity: who?
2) ke (ke 937), common particle of comparison: like, as.
3) el (El 93), the shorter version of Elohim, meaning God.

The name Michael is commonly translated with Who Is Like God? But, more accurately, the name denotes a question or rather an inquisition for the identity of God: Who's God? What's God Like? As captain of the heavenly armies and expeller of satan, Michael's main mission is perhaps to inspire humans into seeking the identity of God:

Who is like Thee among the gods, O Lord? Who is like Thee, majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders? - Exodus 15:11

All my bones will say, 'Lord, who is like thee, who delivers the afflicted from him who is too strong for him and the afflicted and the needy from who who robs him?' - Psalm 35:10





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