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)
