Mordecai

English

Alternative forms

Mordechai

Etymology

Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי‎

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯/

Proper noun

Mordecai

A Biblical character, one of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.
A male given name

Translations

a Biblical character in the Book of Esther

Arabic: مَرْدْخَاي‎ (mardḵāy), مَرْخَان‎ (marḵān), مُورْدِخَاي‎ (mūrdiḵāy)
Catalan: Mardoqueu m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 末底改 (zh) (Mòdǐgǎi)
French: Mardochée (fr) m
German: Mardochai m, Mordechai m, Mordochai m
Greek: Μαρδοχαίος (el) m (Mardochaíos)
Ancient: Μαρδοχαῖος m (Mardokhaîos)
Hebrew: מָרְדֳּכַי‎ (he) m (mordocháy), מָרְדְּכַי‎ (he) m (mord'cháy)
Hindi: मोर्दकै m (mordakai)
Italian: Mardocheo (it) m
Latin: Mardocheus m, Mardochaeus m
Occitan: Mardoquèu m
Persian: مردخای‎ (fa) (mardxây)
Polish: Mardocheusz m
Portuguese: Mordecai m, Mardoqueu m
Russian: Мардохе́й m (Mardoxéj)
Spanish: Mardoqueo m
Urdu: مردکی‎ (mardkay), مردخای‎ (mardxāy)
Yiddish: מרדכי‎ m (mordkhe)

Anagrams

meroacid, racemoid

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