Mordecai

[ mawr-di-kahy, mawr-di-key-ahy ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman.
2. a male given name.

Mordecai

¹

/ ˌmɔːdəˈkaɪ; ˈmɔːdəˌkaɪ /

noun

1. Old Testament the cousin of Esther who averted a massacre of the Jews (Esther 2–9)

Mordecai

²

/ ˈmɔːdəˌkaɪ; ˌmɔːdəˈkaɪ /

noun

1. Old Testament MordecaiMJewishMISC: cousin of Esther the cousin of Esther who averted a massacre of the Jews (Esther 2–9)

Example Sentences

Both initiatives were successful—“the fear of Mordecai fell upon them,” while the “Jews gathered themselves” for defense.

From The Daily Beast

Mordecai, a court player with an ear for intel (and a way to convey it to power), achieves some of that power.

From The Daily Beast

Esther and Mordecai confront a hostile host society and an implacable bureaucracy.

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Beside a statue of Mordecai Anielewicz, the hero of the Warsaw uprising, dripped a crude cartoon of an Auschwitz-bound train.

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The seller's name was Mordecai, and the buyer of "the sole use of Simon forever," was a Mr. Lazarus.

From Project Gutenberg

Mordecai, in this appeal, shines as a "wise reprover;" and it was "upon an obedient ear."

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Mordecai sent another message to Esther, at once spirited, pointed, and effectual.

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You may tell the minister, or the world, that you had it from Mordecai.

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Haman and followers pass out front where Mordecai sits by the gate, together with others.

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