"Mordecai" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|he|מָרְדֳּכַי|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=mordocháy|ts=}} Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy), {{bor+|en|he|מָרְדֳּכַי|tr=mordocháy}} Borrowed from Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Mordecai
  1. (biblical) 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. Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Biblical characters Translations (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther): Μαρδοχαῖος (Mardokhaîos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), مَرْدْخَاي (mardḵāy) (Arabic), مَرْخَان (marḵān) (Arabic), مُورْدِخَاي (mūrdiḵāy) (Arabic), Mardoqueu [masculine] (Catalan), 末底改 (Mòdǐgǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), Mardochée [masculine] (French), Mardochai [masculine] (German), Mordechai [masculine] (German), Mordochai [masculine] (German), Μαρδοχαίος (Mardochaíos) [masculine] (Greek), מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy) [masculine] (Hebrew), מָרְדְּכַי (mord'cháy) [masculine] (Hebrew), मोर्दकै (mordakai) [masculine] (Hindi), Mardocheo [masculine] (Italian), Mardocheus [masculine] (Latin), Mardochaeus [masculine] (Latin), Mardoquèu [masculine] (Occitan), مردخای (mardxây) (Persian), Mardocheusz [masculine] (Polish), Mordecai [masculine] (Portuguese), Mardoqueu [masculine] (Portuguese), Мардохе́й (Mardoxéj) [masculine] (Russian), Mardoqueo [masculine] (Spanish), مردکی (mardkay) (Urdu), مردخای (mardxāy) (Urdu), מרדכי (mordkhe) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Mordecai-en-name-U~BZs-DA Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'a Biblical character in the Book of Esther': 86 14
  2. A male given name Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Mordecai [masculine] (Italian), Mordechaj [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-Mordecai-en-name-YXBLU7xd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mordechai

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardocheusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mordecai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardoqueu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Mardoxéj",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Мардохе́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardoqueo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mardkay",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "word": "مردکی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "mardxāy",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "word": "مردخای"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mordkhe",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מרדכי"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mordecai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mordechaj"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Mordecai"
  ],
  "word": "Mordecai"
}

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