Michal

See also: Michał

English

Etymology

From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).

Proper noun

Michal

1. A daughter of Saul and wife of David in the Old Testament.
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     And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

2. (rather rare) A female given name from Hebrew.

Translations

biblical character

• Czech: Míkal (cs) f
• Danish: Mikal c
• Faroese: Mikal f
• Greenlandic: Mikali
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• Hawaiian: Mikala
• Hebrew: מִיכַל f (mikhál)
• Slovak: Míkal f

female given name

• Czech: Míkal (cs) f
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• Hawaiian: Mikala

Anagrams

• Milcah, chilam, chimla

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Czech

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Michael, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪxal]

Proper noun

Michal m (plural Michalové)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

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Slovak

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Michael, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmixaɫ/

Proper noun

Michal f (genitive singular Michala, nominative plural Michalovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael

Declension

Declension of Michal

	singular	plural
nominative	Michal	Michalovia
genitive	Michala	Michalov
dative	Michalovi	Michalom
accusative	Michala	Michalov
locative	Michalovi	Michaloch
instrumental	Michalom	Michalmi

Derived terms

• michalský
• Miško
• Mišo

 

Further reading

• “Michal”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024