PorathaSmith's Dictionaryone of the ten sons of Haman slain by the Jews in Shushan the palace. (Esther 9:8)International Standard Bible Encyclopediapo-ra'-tha, por'-a-tha (pora-tha'): One of the sons of Haman (Es 9:8). The etymology is uncertain; perhaps from the Persian purdata, "given by fate."