Daniel 12:1:4Dan.12.1.W4TAB
מִֽיכָאֵ֜ל
meekhael
“Michael”
- Transliteration
- mee-kha-EL
- Extended
- mee-khaa-EHL
- IPA
- /miː.xaˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Michael
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
mee-kha-EL
- phraseyour reading level
oo-vah-ET ha-HI ya-a-MOD mee-kha-EL
- clause
oo-vah-ET ha-HI ya-a-MOD mee-kha-EL ha-SAR ha-ga-DOL ha-o-MED al-be-NEE a-ME-kha ve-ha-ye-TA ET tsa-RA a-SHER loh-nih-ye-TA mih-he-YOT GOY AD ha-ET ha-HI
- sentence
oo-vah-ET ha-HI ya-a-MOD mee-kha-EL ha-SAR ha-ga-DOL ha-o-MED al-be-NEE a-ME-kha ve-ha-ye-TA ET tsa-RA a-SHER loh-nih-ye-TA mih-he-YOT GOY AD ha-ET ha-HI oo-vah-ET ha-HI yim-ma-LET am-ME-kha kol-ha-nim-TSA ka-TUV ba-SE-fer
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yaʿamod {יַעֲמֹ֨ד | ya-ʿă-mōd} ‘will stand’ introduces Mikhaʼel {מִיכָאֵ֜ל | mî-ḵā-ʾēl} within the titular phrase sar hagadol {שַׂר הַגָּד֗וֹל | śar ha-gā-ḏôl}, with the participle hā-ʿō-mēḏ {הָעֹמֵד | hā-ʿō-mēḏ} ‘standing’ emphasizing ongoing guardianship over bənê {בְּנֵ֣י | bə-nê} ʿammekha {עַמֶּךָ | ʿam-me-ḵā}.
Root and etymology
m-y-k-ʼ–לmem–yod–kaf–aleph–lamed
“Who is like God?”
In context — Daniel 12:1
And at that time, Michael the great prince , who stands over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of trouble such as has never occurred since there was a nation until that time. And at that time, your people will be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book .
About this coordinate
Daniel 12:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Daniel 12:1, so the Hebrew word מִֽיכָאֵ֜ל (meekhael) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.12.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.12.1.W4.S1) and character.