How to Pronounce Michal

Mee-KAHL

Michal is pronounced Mee-KAHL (ˈmaɪkəl): two syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: MYE-kuhl.

What does Michal mean?

Michal means “who is perfect?”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Michal?

Michal was the younger daughter of King Saul (1 Samuel 14:49) who loved David, became his wife (1 Samuel 18:27), and saved his life by letting him down through a window when Saul sent men to kill him (1 Samuel 19:12). Years later she despised David when he danced before the ark of the LORD, and she had no child to the day of her death (2 Samuel 6:16, 2 Samuel 6:23).

Also pronounced

MYE-kuhl

Found in Scripture

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