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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHamã
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈmã/
"Hamã tramou a destruição dos judeus no Império Persa."
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The villainous antagonist in the biblical Book of Esther who plotted to massacre the Jews of Persia and was ultimately hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai.
"During the festival of Purim, the story of Haman is read aloud from the Megillah, and the congregation makes noise to drown out his name." - 2
A proverbial figure representing a treacherous plotter, anti-Semite, or someone whose malicious schemes ultimately recoil upon themselves.
"History is full of tyrants acting as a modern Haman, only to witness the complete collapse of their own tyrannical designs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Haman (הָמָן), appearing in the Book of Esther as the vizier of the Achaemenid Empire who plotted the destruction of the Jewish people. The name is traditionally considered to be of ancient Persian or Elamite origin, possibly related to the Elamite god Humban. It entered English through Latin and Greek biblical translations during the Middle English period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Haman" is said worldwide
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Haman
Transliteration: /a.mɑ̃/
"Dans le livre d'Esther, Haman ourdit un complot contre les Juifs."
Haman
Transliteration: /ˈhaːman/
"Haman plante im Buch Ester die Vernichtung des jüdischen Volkes."
Aman
Transliteration: /ˈa.man/
"La festa di Purim commemora la salvezza degli Ebrei dalle trame di Aman."
Amán
Transliteration: /aˈman/
"El malvado Amán fue derrotado gracias a la reina Ester."
Hamã
Transliteration: /aˈmã/
"Hamã tramou a destruição dos judeus no Império Persa."
हामान
Transliteration: haaman
"बाइबल की एस्तेर की पुस्तक में हामान का उल्लेख मिलता है।"
哈曼
Transliteration: Hāmàn
"在以斯帖记中，哈曼企图谋害犹太人。"
하만
Transliteration: Haman
"에스더서에서 하만은 유대인들을 말살하려 음모를 꾸몄습니다."
ハマン
Transliteration: Haman
"エステル記において、ハマンはユダヤ人の絶滅を企てた悪人です。"
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