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PORATHA

po-ra'-tha, por'-a-tha (pora-tha'): One of the sons of Haman (Esther 9:8). The etymology is uncertain; perhaps from the Persian purdata, "given by fate."

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.