ma.cha.bo denotes places where someone hides, as searchers are told to identify them.

The attested plural noun refers to places of concealment: in 1 Samuel 23:23, those seeking a man are told to learn all the places where he hides.

1. Places used for hiding · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 23:23, the plural absolute form occurs in the instruction to learn all the places where the sought person hides. The APB renders the clause "all the hiding places where he hides there," confirming a setting of concealment.

   1 Samuel 23:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 23:23, the APB presents the clause as "all the hiding places where he hides there." This wording confirms the verse's setting without isolating a precise English token for the term.