Berean Strong's Lexicon Achmetha: Achmetha Original Word: אֲחְמְתָא Word Origin: Of foreign origin Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Achmetha in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific proper noun referring to a location in the Hebrew text. Usage: Achmetha is a proper noun referring to a location, specifically a city. In the context of the Bible, it is identified as the capital of the province of Media, known in historical records as Ecbatana. The term is used to denote a place of significance in the Persian Empire. Cultural and Historical Background: Achmetha, or Ecbatana, was an ancient city located in what is now modern-day Iran. It served as the capital of the Median Empire and later became a significant city in the Achaemenid Empire under Persian rule. The city was known for its strategic location and its role as a royal residence. It was a center of administration and governance, reflecting the grandeur and power of the empires that controlled it. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) of foreign origin Definition the capital of Media NASB Translation Ecbatana (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs אַחְמְתָא (originally תָן#NAME?תָנָא#NAME?ZA 15, 368) proper name, of a location Ecbatana, Ezra 6:2; capital of Media, captured by Cyrus ( B.C. 550), and then summer residence of Persian kings; modern „amadân, Spieg244 MargoliouthHast. DB ACHMETHA, especially BrugschReise n. Persien (1862), i. 360-392 (Old Median Agmatana DlCalwer Bib. Lex.; Old Persian Hangamata§na (=place of assembling) Spiegl.c., Babylonian Agam(a)tanu Beh60, Bezp. 26, etc.; Ἀγβάτανα Herodi. 98; ᵐ5 Ἐκβατανα2Mace Ezra 9:3 +; MeyGeschichte. d. Alt. i. § 485 Streckl.c. 367 f. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Achmetha Of Persian derivation; Achmetha (i.e. Ecbatana), the summer capital of Persia -- Achmetha. Forms and Transliterations בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א באחמתא bə’aḥməṯā bə·’aḥ·mə·ṯā beachmeTaLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 6:2 HEB: וְהִשְׁתְּכַ֣ח בְּאַחְמְתָ֗א בְּבִֽירְתָ֛א דִּ֛י NAS: In Ecbatana in the fortress, which KJV: And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace INT: was found Ecbatana the palace which 1 Occurrence |