English Explanatory Dictionary

Cave of Adullam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.

Word forms

Cave of Adullam Caves of Adullam

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew מְעָרַת־עֲדֻלָּם (məʿāraṯ-ʿĂḏullām, “cave of Adullam”), referring to a redoubt near the town of Adullam where David fled from his enemy King Saul of Israel.

Derived words

Adullamite
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