How many times is Haman mentioned in the Bible?
The word Haman appears 50 times in the King James Version, in 43 verses. Counting every form (Haman, Haman's), it appears 53 times in 45 verses across 1 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Haman 49 times (53 with every form).
Haman in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Haman counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Haman | 50 | 49 |
| Haman's | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 53 | 53 |
What the name Haman means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Haman as "noise; tumult".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Haman most
Haman appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Esther has the most (53).
First and last mention of Haman
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
The verse that uses it most is Esther 3:5, 2 times (tied with Esther 5:5, Esther 5:9, Esther 6:6, Esther 7:6, Esther 7:8 and 2 more):
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
Common questions
How many times is Haman in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 53 of the 53 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Haman appears in 1 book of the 66 in the King James Version. Esther has the most (53).
Where is Haman first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Esther 3:1: "After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him." The last is Esther 9:24.
What does the name Haman mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Haman as "noise; tumult".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.