"Aceldama" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /əˈsɛldəmə/ [UK, US], /əˈkɛldəmə/ [UK, US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἀκελδαμάχ}} Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), {{der|en|arc|חקל||field|sc=Hebr}} Aramaic חקל (“field”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Aceldama
  1. The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood.
    Sense id: en-Aceldama-en-name-7if1eJr- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 92 8

Noun

IPA: /əˈsɛldəmə/ [UK, US], /əˈkɛldəmə/ [UK, US] Forms: Aceldamas [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Ἀκελδαμάχ}} Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), {{der|en|arc|חקל||field|sc=Hebr}} Aramaic חקל (“field”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Aceldama (plural Aceldamas)
  1. A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter.
    Sense id: en-Aceldama-en-noun-~gRQPxVf

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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