184. Hakeldamach
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Hakeldamach: Field of Blood

Original Word: Ἁκελδαμάχ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Hakeldamach
Pronunciation: hak-el-dam-akh'
Phonetic Spelling: (ak-el-dam-ah')
Definition: Field of Blood
Meaning: Akeldama (in Aramaic: field of blood).

Word Origin: Derived from the Aramaic words חֲקֵל (ḥăqēl) meaning "field" and דָּמָא (damā) meaning "blood."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2506 (חֲקֵל, ḥăqēl) - field

- H1818 (דָּמָא, damā) - blood

Usage: The term "Hakeldamach" refers to a specific field in Jerusalem known as the "Field of Blood." It is associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot. After Judas returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, they used the money to purchase this field as a burial place for foreigners, as it was considered blood money.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of first-century Judea, fields were often used for various purposes, including agriculture and burial. The purchase of Hakeldamach with the money Judas received for betraying Jesus highlights the cultural and religious significance of blood money, which was considered tainted and unfit for use in the temple treasury. The field's name serves as a perpetual reminder of the consequences of Judas's actions and the fulfillment of prophecy.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Aramaic origin
Definition
Hakeldama, a field appar. located south of the valley of Hinnom
NASB Translation
Hakeldama (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 184: Ἁκελδαμά

Ἁκελδαμά, or Ἁκελδαμάχ (Lachmann), (or Ἁκελδαμά WH (see their Introductory § 408)), or Ἀχελδαμάχ (T Tr), from Chaldean דְּמָא חֲקָל (field of blood), Akeldama: Acts 1:19; see αἷμα, 2 a. (B. D. under the word; especially Kautzsch, Gram., pp. 8 173).

STRONGS NT 184: Ἀχελδαμαχ [Ἀχελδαμαχ: Acts 1:19 T Tr for R G Ἁκελδαμά which see]

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Aceldama.

Of Chaldee origin (meaning field of blood; corresponding to kathairesis and exapatao); Akeldama, a place near Jerusalem -- Aceldama.

see HEBREW cheleq

see HEBREW dam

Forms and Transliterations
Ακελδαμαχ Ἁκελδαμάχ Akeldamach Hakeldamach Hakeldamách
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 1:19 N
GRK: διαλέκτῳ αὐτῶν Ἁκελδαμάχ τοῦτ' ἔστιν
NAS: was called Hakeldama, that is, Field
KJV: tongue, Aceldama, that is to say,
INT: language of them Akeldama that is

Strong's Greek 184
1 Occurrence


Ἁκελδαμάχ — 1 Occ.

















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