Hebrew - English Dictionary
H4782 - Mordecai
| Strong's No.: | H4782 |
| Hebrew: | מׇרְדְּכַי |
| Transliteration: | Mordᵉkay |
| Phonetic: | mor-dek-ah'-ee |
| Word Origin: | Of foreign derivation |
| Bible Usage: | Mordecai. |
| Part of Speech: | Proper Name Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | {Mordecai} an Israelite |
| Brown Driver Biggs 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 |
| Bible References:
Mordecai |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
Mordecai ( 62 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.