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View Name: Mordecai


MORDECAI
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical, Hebrew
OTHER SCRIPTS: מָרְדֳּכַי (Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: MAWR-də-kie (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "servant of MARDUK" in Persian. In the Old Testament, Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther.
Related Names
VARIANT: Mordechai (Hebrew)
DIMINUTIVES: Motke, Motel (Yiddish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Mordokhay (Biblical Hebrew), Mordikai (English)



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