Haman (הָמָן) is the name of the chief villain of the Book of Esther, a high official of the Persian King Ahasuerus who plotted the genocide of the Jewish people. His name may derive from a root meaning tumult/noise or may be of Persian/Elamite origin. He is identified as an Agagite — a descendant of Agag king of Amalek — placing him in the ancient lineage of Israel's archetypal enemy.
Haman is one of Scripture's most vivid portraits of human pride meeting divine reversal. His rage against Mordecai and his genocidal plot against the Jews expose the depth of anti-Semitic hatred rooted in Amalek's ancient war against Israel (Exodus 17:16). Yet Esther is a book of hidden providence — God's name never appears, but His hand is unmistakable in every reversal.
The gallows Haman builds for Mordecai becomes his own instrument of death (Esther 7:10). This "hoist on his own petard" pattern is a theological signature of Scripture: the pit dug for the righteous is the pit the wicked fall into (Psalm 7:15). Haman's story is ultimately the story of God's covenant faithfulness to Israel — His enemies cannot finally prevail.