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ha-kı̄´la, hak´i-la, (חכילה, ḥăkhı̄lāh): A hill in the wilderness of Judah, associated with the wanderings of David. It is stated () to be “on the South of the desert†(or Jeshimon), and () 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).