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Mordecai definition

Mor·de·cai (môr′də kī′)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Mordy
  2. Bible the cousin of Esther (in the Book of Esther), who saved the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman

Etymology: Heb mordĕkhai

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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