חֲכִילָה
chachila · Hachilah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2444 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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chachila (חֲכִילָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hachilah”.
A hill in the wilderness of Judah, near Ziph, where David hid from Saul.
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cha·chi·la
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 23:19
Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is to the south of the wasteland?
- 1 Samuel 26:1
The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is not David hiding on the hill of Hachilah, facing the wasteland?”
- 1 Samuel 26:3
Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is facing the wasteland, by the road. David was staying in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.