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HAMAN
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• HAMAN (noun)
The noun HAMAN has 1 sense:
1. (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
Familiarity information: HAMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
government minister; minister (a person appointed to a high office in the government)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
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