How to Pronounce Akeldama
uh-KEL-duh-muh
Akeldama is pronounced uh-KEL-duh-muh: four syllables, stress on the second.
What does Akeldama mean?
Akeldama means “field of blood” (Aramaic).
Where was Akeldama?
Akeldama was a field near Jerusalem associated with Judas, who purchased a field with the reward of iniquity (Acts 1:18). The dwellers at Jerusalem called it in their own tongue Aceldama, that is to say, the field of blood (Acts 1:19).