Hebrew · Strong's H4782 · Name
מׇרְדֳּכַי
mor·de·khay
Mordecai
58times used
50verses
1books
How it's translated
- mordecai36
- and mordecai6
- for mordecai4
- to mordecai2
- was mordecai1
- and to mordecai1
Definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Est.2.5;
son of: Jair (H2971J)
§ Mordecai = "little man" or "worshipper of Mars"
1) cousin 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
2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
Where it appears
- Esther50
Every verse
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