Strong's H4782 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordᵉkay)

Pronunciation: mor-dek-ah'-ee

POS: mor-dek-ah'-ee Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: of foreign derivation;

Definition: of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite; Mordecai.

KJV Usage: Mordecai.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Mordecai = "little man" or "worshipper of Mars"
• 2. 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
• 3. 2) a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

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