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What (who) is Haman - definition
Haman
![Esther denouncing Haman by [[Ernest Normand]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Esther Denouncing Haman.jpg?width=200 "Esther denouncing Haman by [[Ernest Normand]]")
![''Haman Begging the Mercy of Esther'', by [[Pieter Lastman]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lastman Haman.png?width=200 "''Haman Begging the Mercy of Esther'', by [[Pieter Lastman]]")
BIBLICAL FIGURE
Haman (Judaism); Vajezatha; Ari Dai; Ari dai; Aridatha; Arisai; Haman the Agagite; Haman (Bible); Adaua; Haman (biblical figure)
Haman ( ; also known as Haman the Agagite or Haman the evil) is the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, who according to the Hebrew Bible was an official in the court of the Persian empire under King Ahasuerus, commonly identified as Xerxes I (died 465 BCE) but traditionally equated with Artaxerxes I or Artaxerxes II. As his epithet Agagite indicates, Haman was a descendant of Agag, the king of the Amalekites.
Haman (Islam)
ISLAMIC PORTRAYAL OF BIBLICAL HAMAN
Pharaoh in the Qur'an
Haman () is a character of the Qur'an where he appears as court official and high priest of the pharaoh, and associated with him in his court at the time of the Israelite prophet, Moses. The high priest is not to be confused with Haman the main antagonist in the Book of Esther, which takes place hundreds of years later in Persia.
Haman in rabbinic literature
Allusions in rabbinic literature to the Biblical character of Haman, the anti-Jewish villain of the Book of Esther, contain various expansions, elaborations and inferences beyond what is presented in the text of the Bible itself.
Examples of use of Haman
1. Pharaoh, Haman and their hosts were sinners indeed.
2. It is a challenge to Pharaoh, Haman and their hosts.
3. Janabi represented Awad Haman Bander, the former chief judge of Hussein‘s Revolutionary Court.
4. Comparing him to Haman reveals the worrisome psychological state of those making the accusation.
5. Seven Haman gunmen were killed in the incident and dozens were injured.