בְּ/אַחְמְתָ֗א
𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤀
Achemeta
in-Achmetha
A proper noun designating the city known as Ecbatana, which served historically as a royal city in Media and later as a summer capital for the Persian Empire. Refers specifically to this geographic location in the context of the Hebrew Bible.
Ezra 6:2 · Word #2
Lexicon H307
| Lemma | אַחְמְתָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤀 |
| Transliteration | Achemeta |
| Strong's | H307 |
| Definition | A proper noun designating the city known as Ecbatana, which served historically as a royal city in Media and later as a summer capital for the Persian Empire. Refers specifically to this geographic location in the context of the Hebrew Bible. |
Morphology AR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in-Achmetha |
SIBI-P1 Translation H307-01
in Achmetha
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic proper noun (Np) with prefixed preposition בְּ (“in”); singular geographic name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the prefixed preposition בְּ (“in”) attached to the Aramaic proper noun אַחְמְתָא, a transliteration of the Persian city name. The rendering preserves both the locative prefix and the foreign proper name without contextual expansion. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Achemeta
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Achmetha |