Agagite

Ay´guh-git

The ancestry of Haman and his father, Hammedatha, as identified in the book of Esther (Esth 3:1; Esth 10; Esth 8:3 Esth 5; Esth 9:24). The usual reference has been to descendants of Agag, an Amalekite king defeated by Saul (1Sam 15:7-9). This is consistent with the role of Haman as “enemy of the Jews” in the stories in Esther.