HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H307
אַחְמְתָא
ach.me.ta — Ecbatana
§ Achmetha = "Ecbatana" capital of Media, captured by Cyrus in 550 BC and then summer residence of Persian kings
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Achmetha
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Historical dictionary entry
(Ezra 6:2), called Ecbatana by classical writers, the capital of northern Media. Here was the palace which was the residence of the old Median monarchs, and of Cyrus and Cambyses. In the time of Ezra, the Persian kings resided usually at Susa of Babylon. But Cyrus held his court at Achmetha; and Ezra, writing a century after, correctly mentions the place where the decree of Cyrus was found.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.