mārdᵊḵay

mor-dek-ah'-ee
Parts of Speech Proper Name Masculine

mārdᵊḵay Definition

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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ykdrm
Origin
of foreign derivation
Strong's Number
04782
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

Mordecai
60
Total
60

KJV Verse Count

1
1
50
Total
52
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Mord@kay". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .