Aceldama

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(field of blood). A field near Jerusalem purchased with Judas’ betrayal money, and in which he violently died (Acts 1:19¹⁹And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. (Acts 1:19)). But bought by the priests as a potters’ field (Matt. 27:7⁷And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. (Matthew 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 1:18-19¹⁸Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. ¹⁹And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. (Acts 1:18‑19)); whereas it was really purchased by the chief priests (Matt. 27:6-8⁶And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. ⁷And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. ⁸Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. (Matthew 27:6‑8); compare Zech. 11:12¹²And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. (Zechariah 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:

Number:

184 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Ἀκελδαμά

Transliteration:

Akeldama

Phonic:

ak-el-dam-ah’

Meaning:

of Chaldee origin (meaning field of blood; corresponding to 2506 and 1818); Akeldama, a place near Jerusalem

KJV Usage:

Aceldama

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}