Lexical Definition

‎חֲכִילָה‎ Chăkîylâh (khak-ee-law') Hachilah ^N:N--L
from the same as ‎חַכְלִיל‎; dark

Hachilah.

• § Hachilah = "dark"
• Chakilah, a hill in Palestine

1) a hill is southern Judah, on the edge of the wilderness of Ziph

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֲכִילָה‎ proper name, of a location always with article (dark) a hill in southern Judah, on edge of wilderness of Ziph 1Sam 23:19; 1Sam 26:1; 1Sam 26:3 (Glaser^{Skizze ii, 326} reads also for ‎חוילה‎, q. v., in 1Sam 15:7); ᵐ5 Εχελα 1Sam 26:1 B Χελμαθ, A Αχιλα.

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Hachilah • A hill in the Wilderness of Ziph, near David's hideout.

Hachilah was a hill in the Wilderness of Ziph, where David hid from Saul and where the Ziphites revealed David's location to Saul (1 Samuel 23:19; 26:1, 3).

• A location first mentioned at 1Sa.23.19;
• only referred to as Hachilah חֲכִילָה.
  

Hachilah was a hill located in the Wilderness of Ziph, in the region of Judah. It is mentioned in the context of David's flight from King Saul. The Ziphites, who inhabited the area, went to Saul at Gibeah and informed him that David was hiding in the strongholds at Hachilah (1 Samuel 23:19). Saul sought David in the Wilderness of Ziph and camped at Hachilah (1 Samuel 26:1, 3). David learned of Saul's presence and sent out spies to confirm his location. In a daring move, David and Abishai sneaked into Saul's camp at night and took Saul's spear and water jug, demonstrating that he could have killed Saul but chose to spare his life (1 Samuel 26:4-12). The hill of Hachilah served as a strategic hideout for David, providing him with a vantage point to monitor Saul's movements and evade capture. The exact location of Hachilah is not specified in the Bible, but it is described as being near the Wilderness of Ziph, which was located in the eastern part of the Judean wilderness.

All entries for Hachilah: חֲכִילָה