Michal
[mahy-kuh l] /ˈmaɪ kəl/
noun
1.
a daughter of Saul, who became the wife of David. I Sam. 14:49; 18:27.
rivulet, or who as God?, the younger of Saul’s two daughters by his wife Ahinoam (1 Sam. 14:49, 50). “Attracted by the graces of his person and the gallantry of his conduct, she fell in love with David and became his wife” (18:20-28). She showed her affection for him by promoting his escape to Naioth when Saul sought his life (1 Sam. 19:12-17. Comp. Ps. 59. See TERAPHIM ØT0003618). After this she did not see David for many years. Meanwhile she was given in marriage to another man, Phalti or Phaltiel of Gallim (1 Sam. 25:44), but David afterwards formally reclaimed her as his lawful wife (2 Sam. 3:13-16). The relation between her and David soon after this was altered. They became alienated from each other. This happened on that memorable day when the ark was brought up in great triumph from its temporary resting-place to the Holy City. In David’s conduct on that occasion she saw nothing but a needless humiliation of the royal dignity (1 Chr. 15:29). She remained childless, and thus the races of David and Saul were not mixed. In 2 Sam. 21:8 her name again occurs, but the name Merab should probably be here substituted for Michal (comp. 1 Sam. 18:19).
Read Also:
- Michaux
[mee-shoh] /miˈʃoʊ/ noun 1. Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1899–1984, French poet and painter, born in Belgium.
- Miche
[mich] /mɪtʃ/ verb (used without object), miched, miching. British Dialect. 1. to lurk out of sight.
- Micheas
[mahy-kee-uh s] /maɪˈki əs/ noun, Douay Bible. 1. (defs 1, 2).
- Michelangelo
[mahy-kuh l-an-juh-loh, mik-uh l-; Italian mee-kel-ahn-je-law] /ˌmaɪ kəlˈæn dʒəˌloʊ, ˌmɪk əl-; Italian ˌmi kɛlˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ/ noun 1. (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. /ˌmaɪkəlˈændʒɪˌləʊ/ noun 1. full name Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475–1564, Florentine sculptor, painter, architect, and poet; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance. Among his creations are the sculptures […]
- Michel baron
[ba-rawn] /baˈrɔ̃/ noun 1. Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor. /ˈbærən/ noun 1. a member of a specific rank of nobility, esp the lowest rank in the British Isles 2. (in Europe from the Middle Ages) originally any tenant-in-chief of a king or other overlord, who held land from his superior […]