Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Haman"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Haman
n : (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who
hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre
them [syn: {Haman}]
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