Lexicon Mordekay: Mordecai Original Word: מָרְדְּכַי Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Mordecai Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite -- Mordecai. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof foreign origin Definition a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther NASB Translation Mordecai (56), Mordecai's (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs מָרְּדֳּכַי (van d. H. מָרְדְּכַי) proper name, masculine Mordecai (perhaps from n.div. Marduk (מְרֹרַךְ), ZimZAW xi.161 ff.; compare further Wild (citing Jensen)Comm. Est. 173 f.); — ׳מ Ezra 2:2; Esther 2:5 +; מָרְדֳּכָ֑י Esther 2:22 +; — 1 companion of Zerubbabel, according to Ezra 2:2 = Nehemiah 7:7. ᵐ5 Μαραθχαιος, Μαρδοχαιος, etc: 2 cousin and adoptive father of Esther Esther 2:5,7,10 55t. Esther. ᵐ5 Μαρδοχαιος. מֻרְדָּף see רדף, רדה. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Of foreign originCorresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Mordecai, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the Greek Septuagint may use transliterations or adaptations of the name in its translation of the Book of Esther. Usage: Mordecai is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a significant Jewish figure during the time of the Persian Empire, particularly in the Book of Esther. Context: Mordecai is a central figure in the Book of Esther, known for his role in saving the Jewish people from a plot to annihilate them. He is introduced as a Jew living in Susa, the capital of the Persian Empire, and is described as the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite (Esther 2:5). Mordecai is the cousin and adoptive father of Esther, who becomes queen to King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). Forms and Transliterations בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י במרדכי וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔י וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י וּמָרְדֳּכַ֞י וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י ולמרדכי ומרדכי לְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞י לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י לְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י לְמָרְדֳּכַ֣י לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י לְמָרְדֳּכָ֔י למרדכי מָרְדֳּכַ֔י מָרְדֳּכַ֖י מָרְדֳּכַ֗י מָרְדֳּכַ֛י מָרְדֳּכַ֜י מָרְדֳּכַ֞י מָרְדֳּכַ֡י מָרְדֳּכַ֣י מָרְדֳּכַ֤י מָרְדֳּכַ֥י מָרְדֳּכַי֙ מָרְדֳּכָ֑י מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ מרדכי מרדכי׃ bə·mā·rə·do·ḵay bemaredoChai bəmārədoḵay lə·mā·rə·do·ḵay lə·mā·rə·do·ḵāy lemaredoChai ləmārədoḵay ləmārədoḵāy mā·rə·do·ḵay mā·rə·do·ḵāy maredoChai mārədoḵay mārədoḵāy ū·lə·mā·rə·do·ḵay ū·mā·rə·do·ḵay ulemaredoChai ūləmārədoḵay umaredoChai ūmārədoḵayLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 2:2 HEB: שְׂרָיָ֨ה רְֽעֵלָיָ֜ה מָרְדֳּכַ֥י בִּלְשָׁ֛ן מִסְפָּ֥ר NAS: Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, KJV: Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, INT: Seraiah Reelaiah Mordecai Bilshan Mispar Nehemiah 7:7 Esther 2:5 Esther 2:7 Esther 2:10 Esther 2:11 Esther 2:15 Esther 2:19 Esther 2:20 Esther 2:20 Esther 2:21 Esther 2:22 Esther 2:22 Esther 3:2 Esther 3:3 Esther 3:4 Esther 3:5 Esther 3:6 Esther 3:6 Esther 3:6 Esther 4:1 Esther 4:1 Esther 4:4 Esther 4:5 Esther 4:6 60 Occurrences |