* Vayezatha: The name of this biblical character appears in the Book of Esther (9.9)
Esther was chosen by the Persian king Ahasuerus, who took her as his wife (one of his wives). Out of fear, she hid her Jewish heritage. Her adoptive father Mordecai tried to protect her from afar. This drew the hatred of the vizier Haman, who decided to exterminate the entire Jewish people and obtained a royal decree to that effect. On a specific date, several months later, all the Israelites in the Empire were to be killed, and this royal decree was to be posted everywhere. Queen Esther dared to defy the prohibitions of royal etiquette and obtained mercy for her people. Ahasuerus had Haman executed and, unable to revoke his first decree, issued a second one in which he gave the Jewish people the right to defend themselves on the appointed day and to kill those who wanted to exterminate them. This decision, too, had to be posted throughout the kingdom.
The text recounts that Haman's sons remained there waiting, without seeking shelter. Vayezatha being the last, he could theoretically have tried to save himself, to hide, but instead he remained waiting for death.
Everything related to Haman in the Yiddish language carries a strong negative, derogatory connotation. In the case of this latter character, his name has become a common noun and is therefore synonymous with immeasurable stupidity.