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Mordecai
Mordecai definition
Mor·de·cai (môr′də kī′)
noun
- a masculine name: dim. Mordy
- Bible the cousin of Esther (in the Book of Esther), who saved the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman
Etymology: Heb mordĕkhai
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