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Ecbatana

אַחְמְתָאStrong’s H0307

achmeta (ach-me-ta)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Achmeta is the Aramaic word usually translated “ecbatana”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:”
Ezra 6:2 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Achmetha = "Ecbatana"
How it's translated
  • in ecbatana 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezra 1

1 book in all.

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    Aramaic dictionary

    אַחְמְתָא achmeta · Ecbatana

    § Achmetha = "Ecbatana" capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.