Haman
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thumb|Esther Denouncing Haman (1888) by Ernest Normand Haman ( ; also known as Haman the Agagite) 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. His epithet, Agagite, indicates that Haman was a descendant of Agag, the king of the Amalekites. Some commentators interpret this descent to be symbolic, due to his similar personality.
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- הָמָן
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- הָמָן בֶּן הַמְּדָתָא הָאֲגָגִי
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Haman (afgeleid van een Perzische term die "magnifieke" betekent, in het Hebreeuws הָמָן, "lawaai", "geschreeuw"), ook Haman de Agagiet המן האגגי of Haman de slechte המן הרשע genoemd, is een persoon uit het boek Ester in de Hebreeuwse Bijbel. Hij was de eerste minister van de Perzische koning Ahasveros (waarvan algemeen aangenomen wordt dat dit Xerxes I is, die regeerde van 486 tot 465 v.Chr.).
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