Zemlinsky (Zamlinsky), Mordechai ben Avrum (Avraham)
| Birth Name | Zemlinsky (Zamlinsky), Mordechai ben Avrum (Avraham) [1] |
| Birth Name | זמלינסקי, מרדכי בן אברום (אברהם) |
| Call Name | מרדכי |
| Gender | male |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1888 | Балта Balta, Балтський район, Одеській області, Україна |
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| Boat | June 21, 1905 | SS Blücher | Mortche, Tanya, and Fannie Zemlinsky (Zamlinsky) went from Odessa to Hamburg, where they sailed to New York |
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Parents
| Father | Zemlinsky (Zamlinsky Zallman), Avrum (Avram) ben Aaron |
| Mother | Tennenbaum, Hannah |
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Narrative
Mordechai מרדכי or Mordekhai, means Servant/Follower/Devotee of Marduk (arduka or Marduku)" in Persian and Aramaic.
Mordecai מרדכי is considered identical to the name Marduka or Marduku, the creator in Babylonian mythology, and so the term might have been understood by Jews to mean simply "[servant] of God".
Since Marduk was a war god,"[servant] of Marduk" may denote a warrior.
The name may have been derived from Aramaic mar dochi; mar being a title address for a gentleman and dochi, meaning "one who incurs merit".
In the Book of Esther, Mordecai was the cousin and foster father of Esther.
The pet names for Mordechai are Mordka or Mottel or Motti מוטי.