Strong H307אַחְמְתָא

Ecbatana

Transliteration
'achmethâ'
Pronunciation
akh-me-thaw'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Of Persian derivation;
Achmetha (that {is} {Ecbatana }) the summer capital of Persia: - Achmetha.

Meaning of the name

Achmetha = "Ecbatana"

Detailed definition

Ecbatana was a city in Media where a scroll was found containing a decree by King Cyrus (Ezra 6:2).

In the biblical story

Ecbatana

A city in Media where a significant scroll was found.

Ecbatana was a city in Media where a scroll was found containing a decree by King Cyrus (Ezra 6:2).

In the Bible

Strong H307 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • achmetha1

First verses

  1. Ezra 6:2
    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:
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