Mord@kay <04782>
ykdrm Mord@kay
| Pronunciation | : | mor-dek-ah'-ee |
| Origin | : | of foreign derivation |
| Reference | : | - |
| PrtSpch | : | n pr m (noun proper masculine) |
| In Hebrew | : | ykdrm 43, ykdrml 8, ykdrmw 7, ykdrmlw 1, ykdrmb 1 |
| In NET | : | Mordecai 52, Mordecai's 5, he 2 |
| In AV | : | Mordecai 60 |
| Count | : | 60 |
| 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
of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite: KJV -- Mordecai. |
| Related Greek | : | - |
| Variations in Bible | : | Mordecai (NET, KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV) |
