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Book of EstherMoshe ben Avraham Pascarol (copyist and illustrator) · 1617

Parmashta

פַּרְמַשְׁתָּא/par-MASH-tuh/

“Very greatest (Persian origin)”

Summary

Parmashta was one of the ten sons of Haman the Agagite who were killed by the Jews in Susa.

☩Death

Parmashta was the seventh named of Haman's sons who were slain by the Jews in Shushan (Susa) during the events recorded in the book of Esther. After the Jews defeated their enemies on the day Haman had planned for their destruction, the ten sons of Haman were killed and their bodies hanged.

Key verses:Esther 9:9

Related Verses1 mention

Esther· 1 verse

9:9

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Parmashta," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Parmashta," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).