James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Hammedatha

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Hammedatha


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HAMMEDATHA (Est_3:1; Est_3:10; Est_8:5; Est_9:10; Est_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.’