The meaning of “מְדָתָא”
Understanding Mᵉdâthâʼ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of Persian origin Hammedatha (including the article). - § Hammedatha = "double" - Medatha, the father of Haman 1) father...
מְדָתָא
of Persian origin Hammedatha (including the article). - § Hammedatha = "double" - Medatha, the father of Haman 1) father of Haman
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Esther 3:1 | “After 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.” Word: מְדָתָא (Mᵉdâthâʼ) | |
| Esther 3:10 | “And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.” Word: מְדָתָא (Mᵉdâthâʼ) | |
| Esther 8:5 | “And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:” Word: מְדָתָא (Mᵉdâthâʼ) | |
| Esther 9:10 | “The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.” Word: מְדָתָא (Mᵉdâthâʼ) | |
| Esther 9:24 | “Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;” Word: מְדָתָא (Mᵉdâthâʼ) |