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Haman

ha·man

UK/ˈheɪ.mən/ US/ˈheɪmʌn/ rare

noun

1.

(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them

Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew הָמָן (hāmān).

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