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Haman

American  
[hey-muhn] / ˈheɪ mən /
Douay Bible, Aman

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a powerful prince at the court of the Biblical king Ahasuerus who plotted to destroy the Jews of Persia.


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“It was interesting watching the traders from a human perspective,” says Hamzah Parvez Butt, one of the commentators.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Briton Hamzah Sheeraz will fight for the vacant WBC super-middleweight world title after Terence Crawford was stripped of the belt.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Abdullah and Hamzah are sons of King Hussein, who ruled Jordan for nearly half a century before his death in 1999.

From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Sazali Hamzah, Petronas' executive vice president and CEO of downstream, was less optimistic, saying that demand for petroleum and petrochemicals started slowing in the second quarter despite a recovery in jet fuel consumption.

From Reuters • Jun. 26, 2023

As for Hamzah, the blessing of Allah was upon him in his outburst of rage and ennobled him by Islam of which he became one of the most devoted and formidable defenders.

From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Dinet, Etienne

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