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ArchivesRe: Michael - "like god" - a question or not?
in reply to a message by minikui
MI is an interrogative particle in Hebrew, meaning "who?". It is not a (relative) pronoun. So, yes, the name MICHAEL is a question: "Who is like God?"
Pslm 113 gives you a pretty good idea of the original meaning:
Psalm 113:5-10 (New International Version)
5 Who is like the LORD our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8 he seats them with princes,
with the princes of their people.
9 He settles the barren woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the LORD.
So "Who is like the Lord?" is actually a rhetorical question, as the answer is obviously "no one." So in a way you could say, "Michael" is a statement: No one is like the Lord. But grammatically it is still a question.
Does this answer your question?
Pslm 113 gives you a pretty good idea of the original meaning:
Psalm 113:5-10 (New International Version)
5 Who is like the LORD our God,
the One who sits enthroned on high,
6 who stoops down to look
on the heavens and the earth?
7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
8 he seats them with princes,
with the princes of their people.
9 He settles the barren woman in her home
as a happy mother of children.
Praise the LORD.
So "Who is like the Lord?" is actually a rhetorical question, as the answer is obviously "no one." So in a way you could say, "Michael" is a statement: No one is like the Lord. But grammatically it is still a question.
Does this answer your question?
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Yes! Thanks a lot for this detailed (and fast) answer. Very interesting. So "mi" means "who?", then "kha" means "to be like"?
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