Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(field of blood). A field near Jerusalem purchased with Judas’ betrayal money, and in which he violently died (Acts 1:19). But bought by the priests as a potters’ field (Matt. 27:7).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
The word Ακελδαμἀ, “field of blood,” is Aramaic expressed in Greek letters, the word being differently spelled in different MSS. The field was bought with the money paid to Judas for betraying his Lord but which he in despair could not keep. In that sense he bought the field, Acts 1:18-19); whereas it was really purchased by the chief priests (Matt. 27:6-8; compare Zech. 11:12). The traditional spot is on the slope of the hill south of Jerusalem, where there is a ruined structure, long used as a charnel-house. It is some 20 feet deep, with a few decaying bones at the bottom. Tradition says that the bodies were thrown into it, and that the soil possessed the power to consume them in 24 hours. Shiploads of the earth were carried away to form European burial grounds in the time of the Crusades. The soil being cretaceous would favor the decomposition of the bodies.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Transliteration:
Akeldama
Meaning:
of Chaldee origin (meaning field of blood; corresponding to 2506 and 1818); Akeldama, a place near Jerusalem
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
field of blood
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Field of blood:-a place near Jerusalem; the "potters’ field," Acts 1:19. {Ager sanguinis}