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Poratha
Biblical Persons & Places
Poratha
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.9.8;
only referred to as Poratha (פּוֹרָתָא);
son of Haman;
a brother of Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, Adalia, Aridatha, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha.
Strong's Definition
Poratha, a son of Haman
Derivation: of Persian origin;
KJV Usage: Poratha.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Poratha = "fruitfulness" or "frustration"
1) one of the ten sons of Haman, the enemy of Mordecai and Esther
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פּוֹרָתָא (po.ra.ta) — Poratha. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.9.8; son of: Haman (H2001); brother of: Parshandatha (H6577), Dalphon (H1813), Aspatha (H0630), Adalia (H0118), Aridatha (H0743), Parmashta (H6534), Arisai (H0747), Aridai (H0742) and Vaizatha (H2055) § Poratha = "fruitfulness" or "frustration" one of the ten sons of Haman, the enemy of Mordecai and Esther
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פּוֹרָתָא n.pr.m. son of Haman Est 9:8 ref