Quick Definition
Ecbatana
Biblical Persons & Places
Ecbatana
Ecbatana
A location only mentioned at Ezr.6.2;
only referred to as Ecbatana (אַחְמְתָא).
Strong's Definition
Achmetha (i.e. Ecbatana), the summer capital of Persia
Derivation: of Persian derivation;
KJV Usage: Achmetha.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Achmetha = "Ecbatana"
1) capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Achmetha = "Ecbatana"
capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אַחְמְתָא
achmethâ
BDB Definition:
Achmetha = Ecbatana
1) capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of Persian derivation
Total KJV Occurrences: 1