Mordechai

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Pronunciations

Mordechai (MOR-duh-khye) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Queen Esther convinces her husband the king to do something, so instead of awarding some special honors to Haman, he tells Haman to award those honors to Mordechai. Super embarrassing for Haman." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מָרְדֳּכַי

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      Mordecai, Mordekhai

Notes

  • "[Moredechai] is one of the heroes of the Purim story. Tradition says that Mordecai was responsible for Esther’s Jewish upbringing and that he was the one who refused to bow down to Haman, thus incurring Haman’s wrath upon the Jews." (JPS)

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