In acts of the apostles - hakeldama means?

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Hakeldama, Hageldama, Akeldama, and Aceldama are all transliterations of the Aramaic Words which mean "Field of Blood". A transliteration is a Word that the translators chose to convert letter by letter from one alphabet into another, as opposed to translating a Word from one language into another language to preserve its meaning. The practices of translating and transliterating can be illustrated in using the following example: The original Aramaic Word for "Field of Blood" looks like this: חקל דמא. Because this Word is in Aramaic letters and not English letters, not only would we not know what this Word means, we also would not know how to pronounce it and would have a difficult time trying to write it down or type it on a typewriter or computer. So this Word can be transliterated using English letters into "hagel dama", or translated using English Words into "Field of Blood". Acts 1:19 "And 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."

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