Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The guardian archangel of the Jews in the Hebrew Scriptures.
Wiktionary
- n. A male given name.
- n. Judaism, Christianity An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
Etymologies
- From Vulgate Latin Michael, Michahel, from Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, "who is like God?"). (Wiktionary)
- Hebrew mîkā'ēl, who (is) like God? : mî, who; see my1 in Semitic roots + kā, like + 'ēl, God; see אl in Semitic roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Michael Leggett: Yesterday was Beautiful, while Saturday caused me ... kranepool: @michael brummer - Michael, I will definitely ... michael brummer: Enjoy reading your blog, a few points about the P ...”
“URI GELLER, FRIEND OF MICHAEL JACKSON: I screamed at him, and I used the words, "Michael, if you continue this, you will die.”
“MICHAEL MCCUE - Michael had used his energy and passion to trounce his opponents in a few of the earlier forums, but tonight he seemed very average.”
“JERMAINE JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON'S BROTHER: The message that Michael had will live on forever -- start with love and let's love each other.”
“JACKSON FAMILY FRIEND, CO-AUTHOR OF "MICHAEL JACKSON, THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK" (via phone): Nancy, you know, as well as I know and Brian Oxman knows that Michael would be mortified to think that Joe Jackson would have any type of custody or anything to do with them, Joe raising those kids.”
“JERMAINE JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON'S BROTHER: Michael was unique from day one because his whole thing was just wanting to absorb one's mind and to sort of learn, he studies a lot.”
“MARLON JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON'S BROTHER: Michael wore the same shoes wherever we went.”
“JOE JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON'S FATHER: Michael probably had been dead a long time before they started taking him to the hospital.”
“JERMAINE JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON'S BROTHER: Michael, why did you go?”
“MARC SCHAFFEL, FORMER MICHAEL JACKSON CONFIDANTE: Well, I mean, that would be a pretty shocking claim in the past things that I ` ve known that ` s been out that Michael has used, you know, I don ` t believed were that powerful.”
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