ACELDAMA


Meaning of ACELDAMA in English

/euh sel"deuh meuh, euh kel"-/ , n.

1. the place near Jerusalem purchased with the bribe Judas took for betraying Jesus. Acts 1:18, 19.

2. any place of slaughter and bloodshed.

Also, Akeldama .

[ Akeldamá hagel dama field of blood ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .