Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(dark hill). A hill in Ziph (1 Sam. 23:19).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Hill near Ziph in Judah, described as being “before” or “on the south of” Jeshimon. David resorted there when pursued by Saul, and there David spared Saul when he was in his power (1 Sam. 23:19; 1 Sam. 26:1, 3). Identified by some with Dhahret el Kolah, 31° 28' N, 35° 13' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Chakiylah
Meaning:
from the same as 2447; dark; Chakilah, a hill in Palestine
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
darkness: the waiting of faintness: waiting for her
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Obscurity; darksome:―a hill in Palestine, near Ziph, where David hid from Saul, 1 Sam. 23:19. {Obscuritas}