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Haman is an English word with synonyms like minister. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Haman in a sentence

Haman meaning

A surname.

Synonyms of Haman

minister government minister

Using Haman

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • Useful related words include: minister, government minister.
  • In the example corpus, haman often appears in combinations such as: and haman, of haman, that haman.

Context around Haman

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Haman

  • In this selection, "haman" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gets, represent, oznei, killed, means and attend stand out and add context to how "haman" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ahasuerus and haman attend esther and ahasuerus asks haman what should. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "haman" sits close to words such as aar, abdulla and abimbola, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with haman

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Haman built a gallows to hang Mordechai and was himself hung there instead. (13 words)

An Islamic cleric in Zaria Kaduna State recently likened Buhari and Tinubu to Pharaoh and Haman. (16 words)

After you shake your gragger at Haman’s name, freeze and see what you can spy. (16 words)

Of course, he did, but then, you know, being the modern-day Achashverosh that he is (even as we hope he is more like Cyrus the Great), I fear that Trump routinely shifts his views according to the latest Haman that whispers sweet nothings into his ear. (47 words)

Then, to overcome the peril with courage and dignity, we also must focus sharply and soberly examine our anger, challenge our certainty, and weigh carefully our methods demonstrating that there is a clear difference between Mordechai and Haman. (38 words)

Just then, Haman appears, to request the King's permission to hang Mordecai, but before he can make this request, King Ahasuerus asks Haman what should be done for the man that the King wishes to honor. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

And by some crazy coincidence, Queen Esther enters the picture, she invites the king and Haman for a party or two and then gets Haman killed.

Some say these cookies represent Haman's ears (the Hebrew name for them, oznei Haman, means just this), and refer to a custom of cutting off a criminal's ears before his execution.

Immediately after, Ahasuerus and Haman attend Esther's second banquet, at which she reveals that she is Jewish and that Haman is planning to exterminate her people, including her.

Just then, Haman appears, to request the King's permission to hang Mordecai, but before he can make this request, King Ahasuerus asks Haman what should be done for the man that the King wishes to honor.

Meanwhile, the villain of the Purim story, who plots a genocide of Persia’s Jews, is Haman the “Agagite,” a descendent of Amalek.

The Zeon have been revived under the banner of the Neo-Zeon, lead by the charismatic and talented pilot, Haman Karn.

An Islamic cleric in Zaria Kaduna State recently likened Buhari and Tinubu to Pharaoh and Haman.

Haman built a gallows to hang Mordechai and was himself hung there instead.

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In the writing of the ten sons of Haman Megillah (9:7-9), there are three letters, the Taf, the Shin, and the Zayin, of a much smaller size than the other letters of the Megillah.

Note that had Haman not been so worried about his image (both because he wouldn’t care about the lone dissenter and because it’s ok to kill Mordechai), the Purim story wouldn’t have happened.

Of course, he did, but then, you know, being the modern-day Achashverosh that he is (even as we hope he is more like Cyrus the Great), I fear that Trump routinely shifts his views according to the latest Haman that whispers sweet nothings into his ear.

The king was alerted to the true malevolence that had infested his kingdom sparked by the vindictive Haman — and he immediately set the situation aright.

Ryan Reynolds added a pair of hits, and Lance Oster and Brennah Haman each scored a run.

This coming Monday evening March 9th, Jews all across the world will begin to celebrate the holiday of Purim, which commemorates a victory of the Jews over an evil man named Haman.

After you shake your gragger at Haman’s name, freeze and see what you can spy.

Among the suspects are multiple characters played by Robert Armstrong, Mark Haman, Emily Painter, Cindy Caraway, and Michael Crawford, with Dan Harms at the sound effects table and Terry Dillon at the piano.

She rose up "for such a time as this," risking everything to overturn Haman's death decree.

Then, to overcome the peril with courage and dignity, we also must focus sharply and soberly examine our anger, challenge our certainty, and weigh carefully our methods demonstrating that there is a clear difference between Mordechai and Haman.

They will also bake the traditional hamantaschen cookies—apparently Haman got a cookie named for him.

Haman, carried away by the joy that this honour gave him, issued orders for the erection of a gallows on which he purposed to hang the hated Mordecai.

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Common combinations with haman

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "haman" in a sentence?
An example: "And by some crazy coincidence, Queen Esther enters the picture, she invites the king and Haman for a party or two and then gets Haman killed." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "haman" from authentic English texts.
What does "haman" mean?
Haman means: A surname.
What are synonyms of "haman"?
Common synonyms of "haman" include: minister, government minister.
How many example sentences with "haman" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "haman", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.