Hammedata
Hammedata : / hameˈdaːta /, the Agagite, was the father of Haman , Ahasuerus' adviser and archenemy of the Jews at the Persian court. (Est 3.1).
Name variants
Hebrew : הַמְּדָתָא ( New Hebrew : Hammedata, Tiberian system : Hamməḏāṯā '); Elberfeld Bible (1985), Grünewalder Bible, Good News Bible , Hope for All (1996) and Luther Bible (1984): Hammedata ; Elberfeld Bible (1871; 1905), Luther Bible (1912) and New World Translation : Hammedatha ; Schlachter Bible (1951; 2000): Hamedata ; Luther Bible (1545): Medatha .
literature
- Kurt Hennig (Ed.): Jerusalem Bibellexikon , Hänssler-Verlag, Neuhausen-Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-77512-367-9
- Heinz Schumacher (Ed.): The names of the Bible and their meaning in German . 9th edition. Paulus-Verlag Karl Geyer, Heilbronn 1989, ISBN 3-87618-027-9