Meaning
“Who is like God?”
From the Hebrew Mikha’el (מִיכָאֵל): mi (who), ki (like) and El (God). The name is a question, and the expected answer is: no one.
In the original:מִיכָאֵל Mîykâʼêl · Strong H4317
In the Bible, Michael is the archangel. Daniel calls him “the great prince” who stands for God’s people, Jude calls him the archangel, and Revelation shows him leading the angels in the battle against the dragon. Several Israelites in the lists of Numbers and Chronicles carry the name too.
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
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