How to Pronounce Hammedatha

HAM-uh-DAY-thuh

Hammedatha is pronounced HAM-uh-DAY-thuh (ˌhæməˈdeɪθɑː): four syllables, stress on the first and third.

What does Hammedatha mean?

Hammedatha means “he that troubles the law”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Hammedatha?

Hammedatha was the father of Haman the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews who plotted their destruction in the book of Esther. He is named only as Haman's father, as in "Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite" (Esther 3:1, Esther 9:24).

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