Bible Dictionary

Parshandatha

The name Parshandatha means “given by prayer”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

An interpreter of the law, the eldest of Haman’s sons, slain in Shushan (Esther 9:7).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(given by prayer), the eldest of Haman’s ten sons who were slain by the Jews in Shushan. (Esther 9:7) (B.C. 473.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

par-shan-da'-tha, par-shan'-da-tha (parshandatha; Septuagint Pharsan, or Pharsanestan; perhaps from the Persian fratsna-data, "given by prayer"): One of the sons of Haman (Es 9:7).