הַמְּדָתָא proper name, masculine father of Haman (Persian mâh, moon (mâha, month, Spieg^{APK 236}) + data, given? so (written hamaodata Öttli; ᵐ5 Ἁμαδαθου (always Genitive); in Greek perhaps Μαδάτης [Μαδάτας, Μαδέτης], compare Xen^{Cyr, see 3. 41} Diod^xvii,67 Pott^{ZMG 1859, 424}); — הַמְּדָתָא הָֽאֲגָגִי Esther 3:1,10; Esther 8:5; Esther 9:24; without האגגי Esther 9:10.