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Lexicon :: Strong's H4782 - mārdᵊḵay

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מָרְדְּכַי
Transliteration
mārdᵊḵay
Pronunciation
mor-dek-ah'-ee
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of foreign derivation
Strong’s Definitions

מׇרְדְּכַי Mordᵉkay, mor-dek-ah'-ee; of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite:—Mordecai.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x

The KJV translates Strong's H4782 in the following manner: Mordecai (60x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 60x
The KJV translates Strong's H4782 in the following manner: Mordecai (60x).

  1. Mordecai = "little man" or "worshipper of Mars"

    1. cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim

    2. a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מׇרְדְּכַי Mordᵉkay, mor-dek-ah'-ee; of foreign derivation; Mordecai, an Israelite:—Mordecai.
STRONGS H4782: Abbreviations
† 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 Esther 2:22 +; —
1. companion of Zerubbabel, according to Ezra 2:2 = Nehemiah 7:7. Greek Version of the LXX Μαραθχαιος, Μαρδοχαιος, etc:
2. cousin and adoptive father of Esther Esther 2:5, 7, 10 + 55 times Esther. Greek Version of the LXX Μαρδοχαιος.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

2:2; 2:2

Nehemiah

7:7

Esther

2:5; 2:5; 2:7; 2:10; 2:22

H4782

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4782 matches the Hebrew מָרְדְּכַי (mārdᵊḵay),
which occurs 60 times in 52 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Ezr 2:2–Est 9:31)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:2 - in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:7 - in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:5 - Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:7 - Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This young woman, who was also known as Esther, had a lovely figure and was beautiful. Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:10 - Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:11 - Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - When the turn came for Esther (the young woman Mordecai had adopted, the daughter of his uncle Abihail) to go to the king, she asked for nothing other than what Hegai, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the harem, suggested. And Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:19 - When the virgins were assembled a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:20 - But Esther had kept secret her family background and nationality just as Mordecai had told her to do, for she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:21 - During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthana[fn] and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:22 - But Mordecai found out about the plot and told Queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:2 - All the royal officials at the king’s gate knelt down and paid honor to Haman, for the king had commanded this concerning him. But Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:3 - Then the royal officials at the king’s gate asked Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s command?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:4 - Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:5 - When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:6 - Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way to destroy all Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:4 - When Esther’s eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:5 - Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king’s eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:6 - So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king’s gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:7 - Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:9 - Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:10 - Then she instructed him to say to Mordecai,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:12 - When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:13 - he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:15 - Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:17 - So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther’s instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:9 - Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:13 - But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king’s gate.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:14 - His wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a pole set up, reaching to a height of fifty cubits,[fn] and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it. Then go with the king to the banquet and enjoy yourself.” This suggestion delighted Haman, and he had the pole set up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:2 - It was found recorded there that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s officers who guarded the doorway, who had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:3 - “What honor and recognition has Mordecai received for this?” the king asked. “Nothing has been done for him,” his attendants answered.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:4 - The king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:10 - “Go at once,” the king commanded Haman. “Get the robe and the horse and do just as you have suggested for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king’s gate. Do not neglect anything you have recommended.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:11 - So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, “This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:12 - Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:13 - and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him—you will surely come to ruin!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:9 - Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits[fn] stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.” The king said, “Impale him on it!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:10 - So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:1 - That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:2 - The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:7 - King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have impaled him on the pole he set up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:9 - At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush.[fn] These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 - When Mordecai left the king’s presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had seized them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:4 - Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:20 - Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Xerxes, near and far,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:23 - So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:29 - So Queen Esther, daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:31 - to establish these days of Purim at their designated times, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had decreed for them, and as they had established for themselves and their descendants in regard to their times of fasting and lamentation.

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