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Where does “מיכאל” come from?

מיכאל (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מִיכָאֵל — Michael; who is like God.

Ancestry of “מיכאל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewמִיכָאֵלMichael; who is like God
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