my-1
my-1
Definition: Northwest Semitic
*mīy-, who?.
a. Michael, from Hebrew
mîkāɔēl, who is like God? (
kā, like +
ɔēl, God; see
l-1);
b. Micah, from Hebrew
mîkâ, short for
mîkāɔēl (see above) or
mîkāyāh, who is like Yahweh (see
hwy). Both
a and
b from Hebrew
mî, who?.
The American Heritage dictionary of the English language.
2015.