Ha·man /ˈhemən/
 Haman
      n : (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who
          hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre
          them
 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). (See ESTHER.)
 Haman, noise; tumult