Aceldama

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”). === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈsɛldəmə/, /əˈkɛldəmə/ Hyphenation: a‧cel‧da‧ma === Proper noun === Aceldama 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. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Aceldama (plural Aceldamas) A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter. [from 17th c.] ==== Translations ====