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Look up: Haman

  1. Haman
    [n] - (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Haman
    `Haman` is a surname which is a corruption of the German `Hamann`. It also refers to: *Haman (Bible), appears in the Book of Esther. the main villain in the Jewish holiday `Purim.` *Haman (Islam) * Haman County, is a county in South Korea. *A character in South Park episode #309, Jewbilee. *Haman Karn is a main character in anime `ZZ Gundam` and the manga, `Char's Deleted Affair: Portrait of a Young Comet`.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haman

  3. Haman
    (from the article `Purim`) Haman, chief minister of King Ahasuerus, incensed that Mordecai, a Jew, held him in disdain and refused obeisance, convinced the King that the Jews ... ...or `Writings.` In the Jewish Bible, Esther follows Ecclesiastes and Lamentations and is read on the festival of Purim (q.v.), which commemorates ....
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/9

  4. Haman
    Haman (hā'mun) or Aman (ā'–) , in the Bible, favored minister of Ahasuerus. He commanded that all Jews be put to death. Esther interceded for her people, and Haman was hanged on the gallows he had set up for Mordecai.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08


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