Chăkîylâh — H2444

Definition

locative proper noun

Chakilah, a hill in Palestine

1. Hachilah = "dark"
2. a hill is southern Judah, on the edge of the wilderness of Ziph

Usually translated as

Hachilah

Origin

from the same as H2447; dark

• Same as Chaklîyl (H2447)

Occurrences

Chăkîylâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (3)

• 1 Samuel 23:19 — Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah (הַֽחֲכִילָ֔ה), which is on the south of Jeshimon?
• 1 Samuel 26:1 — And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah (הַחֲכִילָ֔ה), which is before Jeshimon?
• 1 Samuel 26:3 — And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah (הַחֲכִילָ֗ה), which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.