Haman (hâ'man), celebrated. Prime minister of Ahasuerus, the Persian monarch. Esther 3:1. His pride was hurt because Mordecai, the Jew, refused to how and do him reverence. Esther 3:2. He was executed on the very gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Esther 7:10. The Jews, on the mention of his name on the day of Purim, hiss.