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Type Other
Usage Biblical
Other Forms FormsAceldama, Akel Dama, Hakeldama; Biblical Greek: Ἁκελδαμάχ (Hakeldamach)

Meaning & History

From Aramaic 𐡇𐡒𐡋 𐡃𐡌𐡀 (Ḥaqel D'ma) meaning "field of blood", the name of a place in Jerusalem traditionally used as a burial site for non-Jews and associated with Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' twelve apostles.

Aceldama is the form used in Wycliffe's Bible, the King James Version (KJV) and the Darby Bible.
Added 5/3/2016 by anonymous
Edited 9/8/2024 by SeaHorse15