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About Michal

Hebrew Name

מִיכַל

English Name

Michal

Phonetic Spelling

mee-KHAL
What does Michal mean?
'Who is like God?'

וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב מִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְשָׁא֔וּל וַיִּשַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

Now Michal daughter of Shaul had fallen in love with David; and when this was reported to Shaul, he was pleased.

va-te-e-HAV mi-KHAL bat-SHA-ul et-DA-vid va-yi-GI-du le-SHA-ul va-yi-SHAR ha-DA-var b'-ei-NAV

1 Samuel 18:20

Description about Michal
Michal was the daughter of King Saul and the wife of King David (I Samuel 18:27).
Attribute of Michal
Heroism, modesty
Where is Michal in the Bible?
I Samuel 18:27; I Samuel 19:11-17; II Samuel 6:16-23
What did Michal do in the Bible?
What does the Bible say about Michal? What did Michal do in the Bible? Caught between the two men she loved, Michal heroically saved David from her father, Saul, by letting him down through a window while pretending he was sick in bed (I Samuel 19:11-17). She later criticized David for dancing in front of the Ark when it was being transferred to Jerusalem (II Samuel 6:16-23).
What does the Bible say about Michal?
Modest

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