AKELDAMA (Ἀκελδαμά TR)
AKELDAMA (Ἁκελδαμάχ WH, Ἀκελδαμά TR) Akeldama is said to be equivalent to χωρίον αἵματος in Ac 1:19, and to ἀγρὸς αἵματος in Mt 27:8: in that case the word represents Aram. הֲקֵל ךְּמָא and the final χ (which is retained also in the best Vulg. text, acheldemach) transliterates א (which is only rarely so found). …