H4782Hebrewmordŏḵay
מׇרְדְּכַי
Mordecai.
60
Total Occurrences
3
Books
60
Old Testament
0
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1cousin and adoptive father of queen esther; son of jair of the tribe of benjamin; deliverer under divine providence of the children of israel from the destruction plotted by haman the chief minister of ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of purim
- 2a jew who returned from exile with zerubbabel
Etymology & Derivation
of foreign derivation;
Scholarly Notes
Transliteration: Mordᵉkay; Pronunciation: mor-dek-ah'-ee