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Mordecai in Hebrew is מָרְדֳּכַי (mordocháy).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

מָרְדֳּכַי
mordocháy
name · masculine
In English

Mordecai

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with M

These are the Hebrew words for Mordecai as a name.

a Biblical character in the Book of Esther

  • מָרְדֳּכַימרדכיmordocháymasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word מָרְדֳּכַי.

Written with vowel points
מָרְדֳּכַי
Written without vowel points
מרדכי
Said
mordocháy
Its meanings in English
Mordecai, a male given name, equivalent to English Mordecai

These words come before and after Mordecai in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Mordecai⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Mordecai⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Mordecai⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨מָרְדֳּכַי⁩, said mordocháy. Without vowel points it is written ⁨מרדכי⁩.

Is ⁨מרדכי⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨מרדכי⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨מרדכי⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨Mordecai⁩, ⁨מרדכי⁩ can mean ⁨a male given name, equivalent to English Mordecai⁩.

How is ⁨Mordecai⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Mordecai⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈmɔː(ɹ)dəkaɪ̯/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Mordecai and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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