DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: haman by the DICT Development Group
3 results for haman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Haman
n
  1. (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   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). (See {ESTHER}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Haman, noise; tumult
  
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners