keila · Keilah

What it means

keila (קְעִילָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Keilah”.

A town of Judah in the Shephelah.

How to say it

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.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Joshua×1
• 1 Samuel×14
• 1 Chronicles×1
• Nehemiah×2

• Joshua 15:44

  Keilah, Achzib, and Mareshah: nine cities with their villages.

• 1 Samuel 23:1

  They told David, saying, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah, and they are plundering the threshing floors.”

• 1 Samuel 23:2

  David inquired of YHWH, saying, “Shall I go and strike these Philistines?” YHWH said to David, “Go, strike the Philistines, and save Keilah.”

• 1 Samuel 23:3

  David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah, against the battle lines of the Philistines!”

• 1 Samuel 23:4

  David again inquired of YHWH and YHWH answered him and said, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I am giving the Philistines into your hand.”

• 1 Samuel 23:5

  David and his men went to Keilah and fought against the Philistines; he drove away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

• 1 Samuel 23:6

  When Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, the ephod came down in his hand.

• 1 Samuel 23:7

  It was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “Elohim has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town with gates and bar.”

• 1 Samuel 23:8

  Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

• 1 Samuel 23:10

  David said, “YHWH, Elohim of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the town because of me.

• 1 Samuel 23:11

  Will the lords of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? YHWH, Elohim of Israel, tell, please, your servant.” YHWH said, “He will come down.”

• 1 Samuel 23:12

  David said, “Will the lords of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?” YHWH said, “They will deliver you.”

• 1 Samuel 23:13

  David and his men, about six hundred men, arose and went out from Keilah and went about wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up going out.

• 1 Chronicles 4:19

  And the sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham: the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maacathite.

• Nehemiah 3:17

  After him the Levites repaired: Rehum the son of Bani. Next to him Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, repaired for his district.

• Nehemiah 3:18

  After him their brothers repaired: Bavvai the son of Henadad, ruler of half the district of Keilah.

And 2 more times.