First names in Hebrew

First name Mordche: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרדכי

Gematria value: 274

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mordche is written מרדכי

Mordche is the Yiddish pronunciation of Mordechai, מרדכי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Mordche mean?

Meaning: of debated origin; tradition reads in it "pure myrrh"
Origin: disputed

Mordche is the way Mordechai was pronounced in Yiddish, and it is still heard in Hasidic families: the same name, the same letters. Mordechai is the hero of the Book of Esther; the origin of his name is debated, and tradition reads in it mor dror, “pure myrrh”.

Gematria

Mordche = 274

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרדכי has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• דthe letter Dalet4
• כthe letter Kaf20
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total274

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Mordche, from מ to י:

מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי׃

“He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me firm upon my heights.”

Psalms 18:34

The book of your first name

Mordche, in nine pages

• Mordche, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Mordche
• Mordche, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Mordche in three answers

How do you write Mordche in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mordche is written מרדכי. Mordche is the Yiddish pronunciation of Mordechai, מרדכי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Mordche?
Written מרדכי, Mordche is worth 274: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Mordche mean?
Of debated origin; tradition reads in it "pure myrrh (origin: disputed). Mordche is the way Mordechai was pronounced in Yiddish, and it is still heard in Hasidic families: the same name, the same letters. Mordechai is the hero of the Book of Esther; the origin of his name is debated, and tradition reads in it mor dror, “pure myrrh”.