Ezra 6:2
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"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:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
אַחְמְתָא
ʼAchmᵉthâʼ
Achmetha (i.e. Ecbatana), the summer capital of Persia
מְדִינָה
mᵉdîynâh
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
מָדַי
Mâday
{Madai, a country of central Asia}
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
זָכַר
zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Key Terms in This Verse
אַחְמְתָא ʼAchmᵉthâʼ
Achmetha (i.e. Ecbatana), the summer capital of Persia
Study H307 →מְדִינָה mᵉdîynâh
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
Study H4082 →זָכַר zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Study H2142 →כָּתַב kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Study H3789 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
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