Agagite
a.ga.gi identifies Haman as the Agagite in the Esther passages.
The term is consistently a masculine singular gentilic identifier attached to Haman son of Hammedatha, including accounts of his promotion and of his plot against the Jews.
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Identifier attached to Haman · dominant
In Esther 3:1 and Esther 3:10, the masculine singular gentilic form follows Haman son of Hammedatha as he is promoted and receives the king's ring. The same identification accompanies Haman in Esther 8:3, Esther 8:5, and Esther 9:24, where the APB renders the accounts of his plot to destroy the Jews.
In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across all five verses, the APB presents the term as “the Agagite” after Haman son of Hammedatha. Because the paraphrase is not word-aligned, this consistent presentation is treated as confirmation of the verse-level identification.