חֲכִילָה
cha.khi.lahHachilahHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place3 occurrences1 book3 verses
This is the name of the place Hachilah: A hill in the Wilderness of Ziph, near David's hideout.
Definition
from the same as H2447; dark; Chakilah, a hill in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Hachilah.
Traditional renderings: Hachilah.
Glossary entries
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 1 Samuel 23:19הַֽחֲכִילָ֔ה · of HachilahThen the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?
- 1 Samuel 26:1הַחֲכִילָ֔ה · of HachilahThen the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
- 1 Samuel 26:3הַחֲכִילָ֗ה · of HachilahSaul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,