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Hammedatha

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(double). Father of Haman (Esth. 3:1¹After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. (Esther 3:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

An Agagite, father of Haman (Esther 3:1, 10¹After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. (Esther 3:1)
¹⁰And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. (Esther 3:10), &c).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4099 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Mdatha

Phonic:

med-aw-thaw’

Meaning:

of Persian origin; Medatha, the father of Haman

KJV Usage:

Hammedatha (including the article)

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

measurement

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A twin; measure; given by the god Hom:―father of Haman, Esth. 3:1. {Geminus}