How to Pronounce Aceldama
uh-KEL-duh-muh
Aceldama is pronounced uh-KEL-duh-muh (əˈkɛldəmə): four syllables, stress on the second.
What does Aceldama mean?
Aceldama means “field of blood”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Aceldama?
The name which the Jews gave in their proper tongue, i.e., in Aramaic, to the field which was purchased with the money which had been given to the betrayer of our Lord. The word means “field of blood.” It was previously called “the potter’s field” (Matt. 27:7, 8; Acts 1:19), and was appropriated as the burial-place for strangers. It lies on a narrow level terrace on the south face of the valley of Hinnom. Its modern name is Hak ed-damm.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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