לְ/מָרְדֳּכָ֑י
𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉
Mredekhay
for Mordecai
Mordecai, a personal name referring to a prominent Israelite figure in the Persian period. The name designates an individual, specifically the cousin and guardian of Esther in the Book of Esther, who served at the court of King Ahasuerus. While primarily used as a proper name, it carries associations with honor and high administrative status within the Persian royal context.
Esther 7:10 · Word #8
Lexicon H4782
| Lemma | מׇרְדְּכַי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 |
| Transliteration | Mredekhay |
| Strong's | H4782 |
| Definition | Mordecai, a personal name referring to a prominent Israelite figure in the Persian period. The name designates an individual, specifically the cousin and guardian of Esther in the Book of Esther, who served at the court of King Ahasuerus. While primarily used as a proper name, it carries associations with honor and high administrative status within the Persian royal context. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for Mordecai |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4782-02
to Mordecai
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (to/for) + proper masculine singular personal name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ (to/for) prefixed to the proper name מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordecai). As a loan personal name with no active Hebrew root meaning, it is rendered by transliteration with the prefixed preposition preserved. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Mredekhay
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Mordecai |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)