Poratha
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Smith's 1884
one of the ten sons of Haman slain by the Jews in Shushan the palace. (Esther 9:8)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain
ISBE 1915
From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.
po-ra'-tha, por'-a-tha (pora-tha'): One of the sons of Haman (Es 9:8). The etymology is uncertain; perhaps from the Persian purdata, "given by fate."
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain