Aceldama Definition

əseldəmə
noun
The field near Jerusalem bought with the money given Judas for betraying Jesus: Acts 1:19; Matt. 27:8
Webster's New World
A place of bloodshed.
Webster's New World

The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood.

Wiktionary

(figuratively) A field of bloodshed.

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Other Word Forms of Aceldama

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Singular:
Aceldama
Plural:
aceldamas

Origin of Aceldama

  • From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Hakeldamakh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”)

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