(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
Minister of King Ahashuerus and villain of the Purim story.
The wicked opponent of Mordecai and the Jews in the book of Esther. See Chapter 16.
the villain in the story of Esther, who plotted the extermination of the Jewish people.
Evil high ranking official in King Ahasuerus' court who tried to get the king to exterminate all the Jews in the land. Through G-d's provision, the Jews were able to survive this attempt.
A servant of Persian king Achashverosh who attempted to destroy the entire Jewish people in the year 474 BCE.
Haman (or Haman the Agagite המן ×”××’×’×™) (possibly Persian "magnificent") was a 6th Century BC Persian noble and vizier of the empire under Persian King Ahasuerus, generally identified as Xerxes I.