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Definition of Haman
1. Noun. (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haman
Literary usage of Haman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best by Lindley Murray (1840)
"Haman ; or, the misery of pride. '*" AHASUERUS, who is supposed to be the ...
On this appearance of disrespect from Mordecai, Haman "was full of wrath : but ..."
2. The English Reader; Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best by Lindley Murray (1839)
"Haman ; or, the misery of pride. AHASUERUS, who is supposed to be the prince
known among the Greek historians by the name of ..."
3. The Modern Reader's Bible: The Books of the Bible with Three Books of the by Richard Green Moulton (1907)
"Then the king said to Haman, Make 10 haste, and take the apparel and the horse,
... Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, ..."