The name that is transliterated as «Mordecai» in English means «little man,» «bitter bruising,» «bitterly reduced,» «bitterness of my oppression.» (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 )

It is translated in Spanish Sign Language with a sign depicting the tearing of clothes, referring to Esther 4:1. (Source: Steve Parkhurst)

«Mordecai» in Spanish Sign Language, source: Sociedad Bíblica de España

For more information on translations of proper names with sign language see Sign Language Bible Translations Have Something to Say to Hearing Christians .

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