Haman
E64502
Haman is the villain in the biblical Book of Esther, known for plotting to annihilate the Jews of the Persian Empire and serving as the antagonist whose defeat is commemorated by the Jewish festival of Purim.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haman canonical | 11 |
| Haman the son of Hammedatha | 2 |
| Amalek is seen as the ancestor of Haman | 1 |
| Haman (in rabbinic tradition, via Esther’s lineage interpretations) | 1 |
| Haman Recognizes His Fate | 1 |
| הָמָן | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haman Context triple: [Purim, associatedFigure, Haman]
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A.
Mordechai
Mordechai is a central biblical figure in the Book of Esther, known for thwarting Haman’s plot against the Jews and serving as a key hero commemorated during the Jewish festival of Purim.
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B.
Belshazzar
Belshazzar is a biblical Babylonian prince or king best known for the story of the mysterious handwriting on the wall that foretold the fall of his kingdom.
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C.
Hermann
Hermann Minkowski was a German mathematician best known for developing the geometric formulation of special relativity using four-dimensional spacetime.
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D.
Oskar
Oskar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
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E.
King Ahasuerus
King Ahasuerus is the Persian monarch featured in the biblical Book of Esther, traditionally identified with Xerxes I and central to the events commemorated by the Jewish festival of Purim.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haman Target entity description: Haman is the villain in the biblical Book of Esther, known for plotting to annihilate the Jews of the Persian Empire and serving as the antagonist whose defeat is commemorated by the Jewish festival of Purim.
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A.
Mordechai
Mordechai is a central biblical figure in the Book of Esther, known for thwarting Haman’s plot against the Jews and serving as a key hero commemorated during the Jewish festival of Purim.
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B.
Belshazzar
Belshazzar is a biblical Babylonian prince or king best known for the story of the mysterious handwriting on the wall that foretold the fall of his kingdom.
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C.
Hermann
Hermann Minkowski was a German mathematician best known for developing the geometric formulation of special relativity using four-dimensional spacetime.
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D.
Oskar
Oskar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in various European countries.
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E.
King Ahasuerus
King Ahasuerus is the Persian monarch featured in the biblical Book of Esther, traditionally identified with Xerxes I and central to the events commemorated by the Jewish festival of Purim.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Book of Esther character
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Persian royal official ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| action |
built a gallows for Mordecai
ⓘ
cast lots (pur) to determine the date for the destruction of the Jews ⓘ persuaded King Ahasuerus to issue a decree against the Jews ⓘ plotted genocide against the Jews of the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Megillat Esther
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Esther
|
| associatedEvent | Purim ⓘ |
| associatedFood | hamantaschen (symbolically linked to him in Ashkenazi tradition) ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
making noise at the mention of his name during Purim
ⓘ
reading of the Megillah (Book of Esther) ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Purim ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | central negative figure in Purim customs and storytelling ⓘ |
| describedAs |
antagonist in the Book of Esther
ⓘ
the Agagite ⓘ |
| employer |
King Ahasuerus
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| ethnicOrigin | Agagite ⓘ |
| familyBackground | descendant of Agag (according to Jewish tradition) ⓘ |
| fate |
executed by hanging
ⓘ
hanged on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai ⓘ |
| genreContext | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryRole | embodiment of hubris and downfall ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to destroy the Jews
ⓘ
hatred of Mordecai ⓘ |
| nameInHebrew |
Haman
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
הָמָן
|
| narrativeFunction | foil to Esther and Mordecai ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being defeated in the narrative commemorated by Purim
ⓘ
plotting to annihilate the Jews of the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| opponent |
Esther
ⓘ
Mordechai ⓘ
surface form:
Mordecai
the Jews of the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Susa ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
high official in the Persian court
ⓘ
vizier of King Ahasuerus ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| rememberedFor | his downfall and reversal of fortune ⓘ |
| roleInText | antagonist to the Jews of the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| scripturalBook | Esther ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Tanakh
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surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
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| symbolism |
archetype of an enemy of the Jews
ⓘ
symbol of antisemitism in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid Persian Empire (traditional setting)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haman Description of subject: Haman is the villain in the biblical Book of Esther, known for plotting to annihilate the Jews of the Persian Empire and serving as the antagonist whose defeat is commemorated by the Jewish festival of Purim.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Haman (in rabbinic tradition, via Esther’s lineage interpretations)
this entity surface form:
הָמָן
this entity surface form:
Amalek is seen as the ancestor of Haman
this entity surface form:
Haman the son of Hammedatha
this entity surface form:
Haman the son of Hammedatha
this entity surface form:
Haman Recognizes His Fate