"Mordecai" meaning in English

See Mordecai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy). Etymology templates: {{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. Wikidata QID: Q1136380 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-en:Q1136380 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 62 38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'a Biblical character in the Book of Esther': 88 12
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mordechai Derived forms: Mordetwi

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mūrdiḵāy",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "word": "مُورْدِخَاي"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardoqueu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Mòdǐgǎi",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "word": "末底改"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardochée"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardochai"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mordechai"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mordochai"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Mardochaíos",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Μαρδοχαίος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "Mardokhaîos",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Μαρδοχαῖος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mordocháy",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מָרְדֳּכַי"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mord'cháy",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מָרְדְּכַי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mordakai",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "मोर्दकै"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardocheo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardocheus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardochaeus"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mardoquèu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mardxây",
      "sense": "a Biblical character in the Book of Esther",
      "word": "مردخای"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "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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