name
Haman
HAY-muhn
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A biblical figure, the Persian vizier in the Book of Esther who plotted to destroy the Jews of ancient Persia.
"Haman is remembered as the villain of the Purim story."
Word Forms
Hamans plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew הָמָן (hāmān).