ha.man identifies the royal official who pursued the destruction of the Jews and was later executed on the tree prepared for Mordecai.

The proper noun identifies the same royal official throughout Esther: elevated by the king, angered by Mordecai’s refusal to bow, active in a plot against the Jews, and finally hanged on the tree he had prepared for Mordecai.

1. Personal name of Esther’s hostile royal official · dominant

   Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper and identifies the same individual in the narrative. In Esther 3:1 the APB renders his promotion and placement above the other officials; in Esther 3:6 it renders his effort to destroy the Jews after Mordecai’s refusal to honor him; and in Esther 7:10 it renders his hanging on the tree prepared for Mordecai.

   Esther 3:1Esther 3:6Esther 3:12Esther 6:11Esther 7:10Esther 8:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as a personal name, including in clauses about royal promotion, commands, the plot against the Jews, his house, his sons, and his execution. Its surrounding descriptions are treated as narrative context rather than separate renderings of the term.