Mordecai

//ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    A male given name.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy).

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