מרדכי

עברית

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מרדכי

/moʁdoˈχaj/ Modern Israeli
/moʁdeˈχaj/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Unknown; many hypotheses have been advanced, a prominent one of which is that it ultimately derives from Akkadian 𒀭𒀫𒌓 (Marduk), compare Elamite 𒈥𒁺𒋡 (MAR-du-ka₄).

proper noun מׇרְדֳּכַי · מׇרְדְּכַי · mordocháy · mord'cháy

Mordecai אִישׁ יְהוּדִי הָיָה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה וּשְׁמוֹ מׇרְדֳּכַי בֶּן יָאִיר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִי בֶּן־קִישׁ אִישׁ יְמִינִי׃
a male given name, equivalent to English Mordecai

In English

Mordecai a Biblical character in the Book of Esther

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MLA

"מרדכי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%99. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מרדכי. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%99

Chicago

"מרדכי." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%99.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מרדכי},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%93%D7%9B%D7%99},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}