Aceldama

[ uh-sel-duh-muh, uh-kel- ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the place near Jerusalem purchased with the bribe Judas took for betraying Jesus.
2. any place of slaughter and bloodshed.

Aceldama

/ əˈsɛldəmə /

noun

1. New Testament the place near Jerusalem that was bought with the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas for betraying Jesus (Matthew 27:8; Acts 1:19)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aceldama¹

From Latin, from Greek Akeldamá, from Aramaic ḥăgēl dəmā “field of blood”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aceldama¹

C14: from Aramaic haqēl demā field of blood

Example Sentences

What a remarkable fulfilment of prophecy, in the purchase of Aceldama, that potter's field of blood.

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There is undoubtedly a sea of blood in Mademoiselle Taillefer's estates; her inheritance from her father is a vast Aceldama.

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Upon the slope of this hill is the traditional Aceldama, "the field of blood."

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This plain has been the Aceldama of the nations that have warred in Palestine.

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War made the South an Aceldama; reconstruction made it a Gehenna.

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