The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 4782 Browse Lexicon Original Word Word Origin ykdrm of foreign derivation Transliterated Word TDNT Entry Mord@kay None Phonetic Spelling Parts of Speech mor-dek-ah'-ee Proper Name Masculine Definition Mordecai = "little man" or "worshipper of Mars" 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 a Jew who returned from exile with Zerubbabel NAS Word Usage - Total: 59 Mordecai 56, Mordecai's 3

NAS Verse Count Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Esther 50 Total 52

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

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Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Mord@kay". "The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .