Mordecai

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

/ ˈmɔr dɪˌkaɪ, ˌmɔr dɪˈkeɪ aɪ /

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noun

the cousin and guardian of Esther who delivered the Jews from the destruction planned by Haman. Esther 2–8.

a male given name.

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How to use Mordecai in a sentence

“The gross factor definitely caught people’s attention,” Mordecai said.
A nasty pandemic problem: More flushed wipes are clogging pipes, sending sewage into homes|Katherine Shaver|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Mordecai said the lawsuit stemmed from a 2018 blockage in which divers had to swim down 90 feet through raw sewage into a dark wet well to pull a 12-foot-long mass of wipes from three pumps.
A nasty pandemic problem: More flushed wipes are clogging pipes, sending sewage into homes|Katherine Shaver|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
Both initiatives were successful—“the fear of Mordecai fell upon them,” while the “Jews gathered themselves” for defense.
Purim Perils: His View Is His Own|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mordecai, a court player with an ear for intel (and a way to convey it to power), achieves some of that power.
Purim Perils: His View Is His Own|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Esther and Mordecai confront a hostile host society and an implacable bureaucracy.
Purim Perils: His View Is His Own|Rabbi Daniel Landes|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Beside a statue of Mordecai Anielewicz, the hero of the Warsaw uprising, dripped a crude cartoon of an Auschwitz-bound train.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Vandalize Jerusalem’s Holocaust Memorial|Alex Klein|June 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The seller's name was Mordecai, and the buyer of "the sole use of Simon forever," was a Mr. Lazarus.
The Flag Replaced on Sumter|William A. Spicer
Mordecai, in this appeal, shines as a "wise reprover;" and it was "upon an obedient ear."
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
Mordecai sent another message to Esther, at once spirited, pointed, and effectual.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
You may tell the minister, or the world, that you had it from Mordecai.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843|Various
Haman and followers pass out front where Mordecai sits by the gate, together with others.
The Blood of Rachel|Cotton Noe

British Dictionary definitions for Mordecai (1 of 2)

Mordecai¹

/ (ˌmɔːdəˈkaɪ, ˈmɔːdəˌkaɪ) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Mordecai (2 of 2)

Mordecai²

/ (ˌmɔːdəˈkaɪ, ˈmɔːdəˌkaɪ) /

noun

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

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