ha-kı̄´la, hak´i-la, (חכילה, ḥăkhı̄lāh): A hill in the wilderness of Judah, associated with the wanderings of David. It is stated ([1 Samuel 23:19]) to be "on the South of the desert" (or Jeshimon), and (26:1) to be "before (on the front (i.e. edge) of) the desert." It was near Ziph and Maon. The only plausible hypothesis is that it is represented by the ridge Dhahreṭ el- Kōlāh in the wilderness of Ziph, toward the desert of En-gedi ( PEF, III, 313, Sh XXI). Smith's Bible Dictionary or
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