חֲכִילָה

cha.khi.lahHachilah
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.

Glossary entries

Hachilah Hakilah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. 1 Samuel 23:19הַֽחֲכִילָ֔ה · of Hachilah
    Then 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?
  2. 1 Samuel 26:1הַחֲכִילָ֔ה · of Hachilah
    Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
  3. 1 Samuel 26:3הַחֲכִילָ֗ה · of Hachilah
    Saul 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,