HAMMEDATHA ():

By: Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn

Father of Haman (Esth. iii. 1, 10; viii. 5; ix. 10, 24). He is generally designated as the "Agagite," being referred to only once (ib. ix. 10) without that epithet. The name, derived from the Persian, signifies "given by the moon."

E. G. H. M. Sel.