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Hammedatha

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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HAMMEDATHA ( Esther 3:1; Esther 3:10; Esther 8:5; Esther 9:10; Esther 9:24; in Ad. Est 12:6, 16:10, 17 Amadathus ). The father of Haman. The name is probably Persian; possibly the etymology is mâh = ‘moon’ data = ‘given.’

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Hammedatha'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​h/hammedatha.html. 1909.
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