Haman

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Ha·man

H0034450 (hā′mən) In the Bible, a Persian minister who was hanged for plotting the destruction of the Jews.

Ha•man

(ˈheɪ mən)

n. a powerful prince at the court of Ahasuerus, who was hanged upon exposure of his plan to destroy the Jews. Esther 3–6.

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Haman - (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre themOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

Haman

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Haman

(hā`mən) or

Aman

(ā`–), in the Bible, favored minister of Ahasuerus. He commanded that all Jews be put to death. EstherEsther
, book of the Bible. It is the tale of the beautiful Jewish woman Esther [Heb.,= Hadassah], who is chosen as queen by the Persian King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I or II) after he has repudiated his previous wife, Vashti.
..... Click the link for more information. interceded for her people, and Haman was hanged on the gallows he had set up for Mordecai.

Haman

convinces king to issue decree for Jewish extermination. [O.T.: Esther 3:1–11]See: Anti-Semitism

Haman

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Related to Haman: Purim, Harman

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noun (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them

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