וְ/הָמָ֣ן
𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍
Haman
and Haman
Proper name referring to a high-ranking official at the Persian court, identified in the Book of Esther as an 'Agagite,' who serves as the primary antagonist in the narrative. The term functions exclusively as a personal name with no other lexical usage in the Hebrew Bible.
Esther 7:6 · Word #9
Lexicon H2001
| Lemma | הָמָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤄𐤌𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Haman |
| Strong's | H2001 |
| Definition | Proper name referring to a high-ranking official at the Persian court, identified in the Book of Esther as an 'Agagite,' who serves as the primary antagonist in the narrative. The term functions exclusively as a personal name with no other lexical usage in the Hebrew Bible. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Haman |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2001-04
and Haman
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun in the absolute state with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The term is a masculine singular proper name of foreign origin with no identifiable Hebrew root meaning. The prefixed conjunction וְ is preserved as "and," yielding the full form "and Haman." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Haman
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Haman |
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