cha.khi.lah is a proper place-name in Gibeath Hachilah, where David hides and Saul camps.

The supplied verses use this proper noun as part of Gibeath Hachilah, a named location where David is reported as hiding and where Saul later camps.

1. Place-name in Gibeath Hachilah · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in each occurrence and appears within the location name Gibeath Hachilah. In 1 Samuel 23:19 and 1 Samuel 26:1 the APB renders David as hiding there, while in 1 Samuel 26:3 it renders Saul as camping there beside the way.

   1 Samuel 23:191 Samuel 26:11 Samuel 26:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the name as “Hachilah” within “Gibeath Hachilah.” It chiefly confirms the term's use as part of the location name.