H2444 H2444
Hakilah: hill in southern Judah near wilderness of Ziph
A hill located in southern Judah on the edge of the wilderness of Ziph. Hakilah served as a landmark during David's fugitive years when Saul pursued him. The Ziphites twice informed Saul that David was hiding near the hill of Hakilah, leading to confrontations between the two men. The name possibly means 'dark' or 'gloomy,' perhaps describing the hill's appearance or character. This location marks a significant chapter in David's pre-royal wanderings in the Judean wilderness.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The hill of Hakilah, a geographical feature in the wilderness of Ziph. 1 Samuel 23:19 and 26:1 record the Ziphites reporting David's location 'on the hill of Hakilah,' while 26:3 describes Saul camping there during his pursuit. The Hebrew always includes the article (הַחֲכִילָה), treating it as a definite, well-known landmark. Transliterations remain consistent across languages (Spanish Haquilá, French/German Hakilah), preserving the proper name. 3×
AR["الْحَكِيلَةِ", "حَكيلَةَ"]·ben["হখীলার", "হাখীলার"]·DE["Hakilah", "der-Hachilah"]·EN["Hakilah", "the-Hachilah"]·FR["Hakilah", "le-Hachilah"]·heb["ה-חכילה"]·HI["हकीलाह-की"]·ID["Hakhila"]·IT["Hakilah", "il-Hachilah"]·jav["Hakhila"]·KO["그-하길라", "하길라의"]·PT["Hakhi'lah", "Hakhilah"]·RU["Га-Хахила", "Хахила"]·ES["Haquilá"]·SW["Hakila"]·TR["-Hakila'nın"]·urd["حکیلہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֲכִילָה n.pr.loc. (dark) a hill in southern Judah, on edge of wilderness of Ziph 1 S 23:19; 26:1, 3 (GlaserSkizze ii, 326 reads also for חוילה, q.v., in 1 S 15:7); 𝔊 Εχελα (26:1 B Χελμαθ, A Αχιλα) always c. art.