Lexical Definition

‎מִיכָל‎ Mîykâl (me-kawl') Michal ^N:N-F-P
apparently the same as ‎מִיכָל‎; revulet

Michal.

• § Michal = "who is like God"
• Mikal, Saul's daughter

1) daughter of king Saul, sister of Jonathan, wife of king David, and mother of five; given to David as wife for the bride price of 100 Philistine foreskins; while still married to David, her father gave her in marriage to another, Phaltiel; at the death of Saul, David forced her to return

Extended Information

• A woman of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49
• daughter of: Saul (שָׁאוּל) and Ahinoam (אֲחִינֹעַם); married to David (דָּוִד) and Palti (פַּלְטִי)
• sister of: Jonathan (יְהוֹנָתָן), Abinadab (אֲבִינָדָב), Malchi-shua (מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ) and Merab (מֵרָב)
• half-brother of: Ish-bosheth (אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת), Armoni (אַרְמֹנִי) and Mephibosheth (מְפִיבֹשֶׁת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מִיכַל‎ proper name, feminine (according to Ol^{§ 277 f.}, contracted from ‎מִיכָאֵל‎): — younger daughter of Saul, wife of David (ᵐ5 Μελχολ), 1Sam 14:49; 1Sam 18:20; 1Sam 18:27; 1Sam 18:28; 1Sam 19:11; 1Sam 19:12; 1Sam 19:13; 1Sam 19:17 (twice in verse); 1Sam 25:44; 2Sam 3:13; 2Sam 3:14; 2Sam 6:16 = 1Chr 15:29; 2Sam 6:20; 2Sam 6:21; 2Sam 6:23 also 2Sam 21:8 (ᵐ5 Μιχολ), but error for ‎מֵרַב‎ (ᵐ5^L Μεροβ). ‎מַ֫יִם‎ see ‎מַי‎

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Female • Saul's daughter • Daughter of Saul; wife of David.

Woman living at the time of United Monarchy

Michal, the younger daughter of King Saul, became David's wife and helped him escape from Saul's attempts to kill him (1Sa.14.49; 18.20,27,28; 19.11-17; 25.44; 2Sa.3.13,14; 6.16,20-23; 1Ch.15.29).

• A woman from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.49;
• only referred to as Michal מִיכָל;
• daughter of Saul שָׁאוּל and Ahinoam אֲחִינֹעַם;
• wife of David דָּוִד and Palti פַּלְטִי;
• a sister of Jonathan יְהוֹנָתָן, Abinadab אֲבִינָדָב, Malchi-shua מַלְכִּישׁוּעַ and Merab מֵרָב;
• half-sister of: Ish-bosheth אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת, Armoni אַרְמֹנִי and Mephibosheth מְפִיבֹשֶׁת.

Michal was the younger daughter of King Saul and became the first wife of David, Israel's future king. She first appears in the genealogy of Saul (1Sa.14.49) and is later mentioned as loving David (1Sa.18.20). Saul, seeking to ensnare David, offered Michal's hand in marriage, demanding a bride price of 100 Philistine foreskins. David fulfilled this requirement, and Michal became his wife (1Sa.18.27-28). When Saul attempted to kill David, Michal helped him escape through a window and deceived Saul's messengers by placing an idol in David's bed (1Sa.19.11-17). During David's exile, Saul gave Michal in marriage to Palti (1Sa.25.44). After Saul's death, David demanded that Michal be returned to him as a condition for peace with Abner (2Sa.3.13-14). Later, when David danced before the ark of the Lord, Michal despised him in her heart (2Sa.6.16; 1Ch.15.29). She confronted David, criticizing his behavior, but David rebuked her (2Sa.6.20-21). As a result, Michal remained childless until her death (2Sa.6.23). Michal's story illustrates the complex relationships and conflicts within Saul's family and the early years of David's rise to power.

All entries for Michal: מִיכָל

Related Profiles:

• Saul (father)
• Ahinoam (mother)
• David (spouse)
• Palti (spouse)
• Jonathan (sibling)
• Abinadab (sibling)
• Malchi-shua (sibling)
• Merab (sibling)
• Ish-bosheth (sibling)
• Armoni (sibling)
• Mephibosheth (sibling)