The Aramaic name of the place where Christ was crucified (Matt. 27: 33; Mark 15: 22; John 19: 17). It is uncertain why it received this name - possibly because it was a round bare spot, bearing some likeness to a bald head. It was outside the gate (Matt. 28: 11; Heb. 13: 12), but close to the city (John 19: 20) and to some highway (Mark 15: 29). JST Matt. 27: 35 defines Golgotha as "a place of burial."