מרדכי

Etymology

Unknown; many hypotheses have been advanced, a prominent one of which is that it ultimately derives from Akkadian 𒀫𒌓 (“Marduk”).

Proper noun

מָרְדֳּכַי‏‏‏ or מָרְדְּכַי • (mordocháy or mord'cháy) m

1. Mordecai (biblical character)
   • Esther 2:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     ‏אִישׁ יְהוּדִי הָיָה בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה וּשְׁמוֹ מָרְדֳּכַי בֶּן יָאִיר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִי בֶּן־קִישׁ אִישׁ יְמִינִי׃‎‎

     'ísh y'hudí hayá b'shushán habirá ush'mó mordocháy ben ya'ír ben-shim'í ben-kísh 'ísh y'miní.
     ʾīš yəhūḏī hāyā bəšūšan habbīrā ūšəmō mordŏḵay ben yāʾīr ben-šimʿī ben-qīš ʾīš yəmīnī.

     There was a certain Jew in Shushan the castle, whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair the son of Shimei the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

2. A male given name, equivalent to English Mordecai

Anagrams

• דרכים‎

Etymology

From Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי‏‏‏‎.

Proper noun

מרדכי • (mordkhe) m, diminutive מרדכילע‎ (mordkhele)

1. Mordecai (biblical character)
2. A male given name: Mordecai, Mordechai