This place name designates a town in the hill country of Judah that was later assigned to the priests as a Levitical city. The name appears in two variant spellings in the Masoretic tradition, though both likely refer to the same location. The town's precise location is uncertain, though it was in the Judean highlands. The name may derive from a root meaning 'to stretch out' or 'extend,' possibly describing the town's geographic situation or founding.