Mordecai the Jew was a cousin of Queen Esther.
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Mordecai
//ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯//
Synonyms for "mordecai"
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Translations
32 translations across 21 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Μαρδοχαῖος name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Arabic
3 entries- مَرْخَان name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- مَرْدْخَاي name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- مُورْدِخَاي name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Catalan
1 entries- Mardoqueu name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 末底改 name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Dutch
2 entries- Mordechai name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- Mordekai name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
French
1 entries- Mardochée name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
German
3 entries- Mardochai name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- Mordechai name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- Mordochai name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Greek
1 entries- Μαρδοχαίος name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Hebrew
2 entries- מָרְדְּכַי name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- מָרְדֳּכַי name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Hindi
1 entries- मोर्दकै name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Italian
2 entries- Mardocheo name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- Mordecai name (male given name)
Latin
2 entries- Mardochaeus name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- Mardocheus name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Occitan
1 entries- Mardoquèu name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Persian
1 entries- مردخای name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Polish
2 entries- Mardocheusz name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- Mordechaj name (male given name)
Portuguese
2 entries- Mardoqueu name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- Mordecai name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Russian
1 entries- Мардохе́й name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Spanish
1 entries- Mardoqueo name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Tumbuka
1 entries- Morodekayi name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Urdu
2 entries- مردخای name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
- مردکی name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Yiddish
1 entries- מרדכי name (a Biblical character in the Book of Esther)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Mordecai Noah wanted to found a Jewish homeland on Grand Island in Western New York.
Source: tatoeba (11350535)
Mordecai Noah was a prominent proponent of slavery in the United States.
Source: tatoeba (11350548)
Mordecai Noah's family was driven to America by intense persecution at the hands of Catholics.
Source: tatoeba (11350572)
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