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Haman

(of Persian origin), magnificent, the name of the vizier (i.e., the prime minister) of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Esther 3:1, etc.). He is called an “Agagite,” which seems to denote that he was descended from the royal family of the Amalekites, the bitterest enemies of the Jews, as Agag was one of the titles of the Amalekite kings. He or his parents were brought to Persia as captives taken in war. He was hanged on the gallows which he had erected for Mordecai the Jew (Esther 7:10).

Male

People and places

Children: Adalia, Aridai, Aridatha, Arisai, Aspatha, Dalphon, Parmashta, Parshandatha, Poratha, Vajezatha

Father: Hammedatha

Partners: Zeresh

Selected passages

Show passage in OET: EST 3:1-6

OET-RV EST 3:1

3 Some time later, King Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus/Xerxes) promoted Haman, one of his officials (and the son of Hamedata who was a descendant of Agag). The king gave Haman a very important position—more important than any of his other officials.

OET-RV EST 3:2

2 Then the king commanded that all his other officials had to bow down in front of Haman to honour him, and they were doing this at the king’s gate, except for Mordekai who refused to bow down to reverence Haman.

OET-RV EST 3:3

3 “Why are you disobeying the king’s command?” asked the other royal servants at the king’s gate.

OET-RV EST 3:4

4 ⇔Mordekai told them that it was because he was a Yehudi (Jew) (and Yehudim (Jews) only worship Yahweh). He didn’t listen to their warnings so they told Haman about it to see if he would tolerate Mordekai in keeping refusing to bow down.

OET-RV EST 3:5

5 When Haman saw that Mordekai would not bow down to him or show him reverence, he was furious.

OET-RV EST 3:6

6 But Haman despised the idea of just punishing Mordekai because he’d been told that Mordekai didn’t bow to him because Mordekai was a Yehudi. So Haman decided to annihilate all of Mordekai’s people, i.e., all the Yehudim throughout the kingdom of Ahashverosh.

OET-LV EST 3:1

3 After the_things the_these the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh he_made_great DOM Haman the_son_of Hammedatha the_Agagite and_he_exalted_him and_he/it_assigned DOM seat_of_his from_under all_of the_officials who with_him/it.

OET-LV EST 3:2

2 And_all the_servants_of the_king who were_at_the_gate_of the_king were_kneeling and_were_bowing_down to_Haman if/because thus he_had_commanded to_him/it the_king and_Mordəkay not he_knelt and_not he_bowed_down.

OET-LV EST 3:3

3 And_ the_servants_of the_king who were_at_the_gate_of the_king _they_said to_Mordəkay why are_you transgressing DOM the_command_of the_king.

OET-LV EST 3:4

4 And_he/it_was they_spoke to_him/it a_day and_a_day and_not he_listened to_them and_they_told to_Haman to_see will_ the_words/messages_of Mordəkay _they_stand if/because he_had_told to/for_them which/who he was_a_Jew.

OET-LV EST 3:5

5 And_ Haman _he/it_saw if/because_that not Mordəkay was_kneeling and_bowing_down to_him/it and_ Haman _he_was_filled rage.

OET-LV EST 3:6

6 And_he_despised in_his_own_of_eyes to_stretch_out a_hand on_Mordəkay for_him/it_being_alone if/because people_had_told to_him/it DOM the_people_of Mordəkay and_ Haman _he/it_sought to_annihilate DOM all_of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) who in_all the_kingdom_of ʼAḩashvērōsh the_people_of Mordəkay.
Show passage in OET: EST 7:1-10

OET-RV EST 7:1

7 So the king and Haman went to Queen Ester’s banquet.

OET-RV EST 7:2

2 While they were drinking wine at that second banquet, the king asked Ester again, “Now please tell me what you really want, Queen Ester. Tell me, and I’ll do it for you—I’ll give you anything you ask for, no matter what it is.”

OET-RV EST 7:3

3 “Your majesty,” Queen Ester replied, “if you are pleased with me, I hope you’ll be willing to do what I ask. Please allow me to live, and please save my people. That is what I am asking for

OET-RV EST 7:4

4 because someone has turned me and my people over to our enemies and they’re going to completely destroy us. If someone had just sold the men and even the women to be slaves, I wouldn’t have said anything, because that wouldn’t have been important enough to bother your majesty with.”

OET-RV EST 7:5

5 “Who has done this?” King Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus/Xerxes) asked her. “Where is the man who has dared to do such a thing?”

OET-RV EST 7:6

6 “The man who is our bitter enemy is this evil man Haman!” answered Ester.
 ¶ By this time, Haman was terrified standing there in front of the king and the queen.

OET-RV EST 7:7

7 Now the king became so angry that he got up and abandoned his wine-drinking at the banquet and went outside into the palace garden. But Haman stayed inside to beg his life from Queen Ester because he recognized that the king wanted to execute him.

OET-RV EST 7:8

8 As he was pleading for his life, Haman knelt down very close to Ester as she was reclining on a couch. When the king returned from the palace garden to the room where they had been drinking wine, he saw this and exclaimed, “Now he’s even trying to rape the queen in my presence and in my own house!”
 ¶ As soon as the king said this, some of his servants covered Haman’s face (as a sign that he would be executed).

OET-RV EST 7:9

9 Then Harvona, who was one of the guardians who served the king personally, said, “Your majesty, Haman has also set up a pole twenty-five metres high at his house because he wants to hang Mordekai on it. But Mordekai saved your life.”
 ¶ “Execute Haman on it!” the king commanded.

OET-RV EST 7:10

10 So they impaled Haman on the pole that he had set up for Mordekai, and then the king’s anger dissipated.

OET-LV EST 7:1

7 And_ the_king and_Haman _he_went to_drink with ʼEştēr the_queen.

OET-LV EST 7:2

2 And_ the_king _he/it_said to_ʼEştēr also in_the_day the_second at_the_feast_of (the)_wine what petition_of_is_your Oh_ʼEştēr the_queen and_it_will_be_given to/for_you(fs) and_what request_of_is_your up_to (the)_half_of the_kingdom and_it_will_be_done.

OET-LV EST 7:3

3 And_ ʼEştēr the_queen _she_answered and_she/it_said if I_have_found favour in_eyes_of_your the_king and_if is_on the_king good let_it_be_given to_me life_of_my for_petition_of_my and_people_of_my for_request_of_my.

OET-LV EST 7:4

4 If/because I and_people_of_my we_have_been_sold to_annihilate to_kill and_to_destroy and_if to_male_slaves and_to_female_slaves we_had_been_sold I_kept_quiet if/because not the_distress is_equal for_the_injury_of the_king.

OET-LV EST 7:5

5 And_ the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh _he/it_said and_he/it_said to_ʼEştēr the_queen who he is_this_one and_where this is_he whom it_has_filled_him his/its_heart for_doing thus.

OET-LV EST 7:6

6 And_ ʼEştēr _she/it_said a_man a_foe and_an_enemy Haman (the)_evil the_this and_Haman he_was_terrified from_to/for_face/front/presence the_king and_the_queen.

OET-LV EST 7:7

7 And_the_king he_rose_up in_rage_of_his from_the_feast_of (the)_wine into the_garden_of the_palace and_Haman he_remained to_seek on life_of_his from_ʼEştēr the_queen if/because he_saw if/because_that it_was_determined to_him/it (the)_harm from_with the_king.

OET-LV EST 7:8

8 And_the_king he_returned from_the_garden_of the_palace to the_house_of the_feast_of (the)_wine and_Haman was_falling on the_couch which ʼEştēr on/upon_it(f) and_ the_king _he/it_said also to_violate DOM the_queen with_me in_house the_message it_came_out from_the_mouth_of the_king and_the_face_of Haman people_covered.

OET-LV EST 7:9

9 And_ Harbona one of the_officials _he/it_said to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the_king also THERE the_tree which Haman he_has_made for_Mordəkay who he_spoke good on the_king is_standing in_house_of Haman high fifty cubit[s] and_ the_king _he/it_said hang_him on/upon/above_him/it.

OET-LV EST 7:10

10 And_they_hanged DOM Haman on the_tree which he_had_prepared for_Mordəkay and_the_rage_of the_king it_subsided.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (45)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: EST 3:1

OET-RV EST 3:1

3 Some time later, King Ahashverosh (Ahasuerus/Xerxes) promoted Haman, one of his officials (and the son of Hamedata who was a descendant of Agag). The king gave Haman a very important position—more important than any of his other officials.

OET-LV EST 3:1

3 After the_things the_these the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh he_made_great DOM Haman the_son_of Hammedatha the_Agagite and_he_exalted_him and_he/it_assigned DOM seat_of_his from_under all_of the_officials who with_him/it.
Show passage in OET: EST 3:2

OET-RV EST 3:2

2 Then the king commanded that all his other officials had to bow down in front of Haman to honour him, and they were doing this at the king’s gate, except for Mordekai who refused to bow down to reverence Haman.

OET-LV EST 3:2

2 And_all the_servants_of the_king who were_at_the_gate_of the_king were_kneeling and_were_bowing_down to_Haman if/because thus he_had_commanded to_him/it the_king and_Mordəkay not he_knelt and_not he_bowed_down.
Show passage in OET: EST 3:4

OET-RV EST 3:4

4 ⇔Mordekai told them that it was because he was a Yehudi (Jew) (and Yehudim (Jews) only worship Yahweh). He didn’t listen to their warnings so they told Haman about it to see if he would tolerate Mordekai in keeping refusing to bow down.

OET-LV EST 3:4

4 And_he/it_was they_spoke to_him/it a_day and_a_day and_not he_listened to_them and_they_told to_Haman to_see will_ the_words/messages_of Mordəkay _they_stand if/because he_had_told to/for_them which/who he was_a_Jew.

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EST: all 45 recorded references

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Words tagged with this person or place

These links follow the source-word tags and may include pronouns. Tagging is not exhaustive.

EST: 45 tagged passages

EST 3:1: הָמָ֧ן

EST 3:2: לְ,הָמָ֔ן

EST 3:4: לְ,הָמָ֗ן

EST 3:5: הָמָ֔ן · הָמָ֖ן

EST 3:6: הָמָ֗ן

EST 3:7: הָמָ֗ן

EST 3:8: הָמָן֙

EST 3:10: לְ,הָמָ֧ן

EST 3:11: לְ,הָמָ֔ן

EST 3:12: הָמָ֡ן

EST 3:15: וְ,הָמָן֙

EST 4:7: הָמָן֙

EST 5:4: וְ,הָמָן֙

EST 5:5: הָמָ֔ן · וְ,הָמָ֔ן

EST 5:8: וְ,הָמָ֗ן

EST 5:9: הָמָן֙ · הָמָ֨ן · הָמָ֛ן

EST 5:10: הָמָ֔ן

EST 5:11: הָמָ֛ן

EST 5:12: הָמָן֒

EST 5:14: הָמָ֖ן

EST 6:4: וְ,הָמָ֣ן

EST 6:5: הָמָ֖ן

EST 6:6: הָמָן֒ · הָמָן֙

EST 6:7: הָמָ֖ן

EST 6:10: לְ,הָמָ֗ן

EST 6:11: הָמָן֙

EST 6:12: וְ,הָמָן֙

EST 6:13: הָמָ֜ן

EST 6:14: הָמָ֔ן

EST 7:1: וְ,הָמָ֔ן

EST 7:6: הָמָ֥ן · וְ,הָמָ֣ן

EST 7:7: וְ,הָמָ֣ן

EST 7:8: וְ,הָמָן֙ · הָמָ֖ן

EST 7:9: הָמָ֟ן · הָמָ֔ן

EST 7:10: הָמָ֔ן

EST 8:1: הָמָ֖ן

EST 8:2: מֵֽ,הָמָ֔ן · הָמָֽן

EST 8:3: הָמָ֣ן

EST 8:5: הָמָ֤ן

EST 8:7: הָמָ֜ן

EST 9:10: הָמָ֧ן

EST 9:12: הָמָ֔ן

EST 9:13: הָמָ֖ן

EST 9:14: הָמָ֖ן

EST 9:24: הָמָ֨ן

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