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Poratha (a personal name, one of Haman's sons)
A Persian personal name appearing in Esther 9:8, identifying one of Haman's ten sons killed by the Jews during the events of Purim. Poratha, along with his brothers, was executed after Haman's plot against the Jews was reversed. The Septuagint shows variant spellings, reflecting the difficulty of rendering Persian names into Hebrew and Greek. The name appears in the list of Haman's sons, all of whom perished in the reversal of fortune central to the Esther story.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The personal name 'Poratha' identifies one of Haman's ten sons killed in Esther 9:8 during the Jewish defense against their enemies. Poratha's death, along with his brothers', represents the complete overthrow of Haman's genocidal plot. The name is Persian in origin, and ancient versions show spelling variations as scribes attempted to render foreign names. His inclusion in the list emphasizes the thorough reversal of Haman's scheme. 1×
AR["فُورَاتَا"]·ben["পোরাথা"]·DE["[פורתא]"]·EN["Poratha"]·FR["[פורתא]"]·heb["פורתא"]·HI["पोराता"]·ID["Porata"]·IT["[פורתא]"]·jav["Porata"]·KO["바라다와"]·PT["Poratha"]·RU["Порату"]·ES["Porata"]·SW["Poratha"]·TR["Porata"]·urd["پوراتا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פּוֹרָתָא n.pr.m. son of Haman Est 9:8, Φαραδαθα, Βαρδαθα.