Hammedatha was the father of Haman. Haman was a chief adviser to King Ahasuerus of Persia (also called Xerxes). In the book of Esther, Haman hated the Jewish people and planned to destroy them (Esther 3:1, 10; 8:5; 9:10, 24).
Hammedatha
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.