Of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite -- Mordecai.
H4782. Mordekay
מָרְּדֳּכַי (van d. H. מָרְדְּכַי) proper name, masculine Mordecai (perhaps from n.div. Marduk (מְרֹרַךְ), ZimZAW xi.161 ff.; compare further Wild (citing Jensen)Comm. Est. 173 f.); — ׳מ Ezra 2:2; Esther 2:5 +; מָרְדֳּכָ֑י 2:22 +; —
1 companion of Zerubbabel, according to Ezra 2:2 = Nehemiah 7:7. ᵐ5 Μαραθχαιος, Μαρδοχαιος, etc:
2 cousin and adoptive father of Esther Esther 2:5, 7, 10 55t. Esther. ᵐ5 Μαρδοχαιος.
מֻרְדָּף see רדה רדף,.