אַחְמְתָא

Strong’s Definition

Achmetha (i.e. Ecbatana), the summer capital of Persia

Etymology & Derivation

of Persian derivation;

KJV Usage

Achmetha.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.capital of media, captured by cyrus in 550 bc and then summer residence of persian kings

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼAchmᵉthâʼ; Pronunciation: akh-me-thaw'