Field where Judas died

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 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''. 2 (context figuratively English) A field of bloodshed.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aceldama \A*cel"da*ma\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Syr. [=o]k[=e]l dam[=o] the field of blood.] 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 ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., potter's field near Jerusalem purchased with the blood-money given to Judas Iscariot, literally "place of bloodshed," from Greek Akeldama , from an Aramaic phrase akin to Syriac haqal dema "the field of blood."