Dictionary Summary: Hill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill, between the Tyropoeon and the Kedron valley ([2 Chr. 27:3](/2chr#2Chr.27.3); [33:14](/2chr#2Chr.33.14); [Neh. 3:26](/neh#Neh.3.26), [27](/neh#Neh.3.27)). It was surrounded by a separate wall, and was occupied by the Nethinim after the Captivity. This wall has been discovered by the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund at the south-eastern angle of the temple area. It is 4 feet below the present surface. In [2 Kings 5:24](/2kgs#2Kgs.5.24) this word is translated “tower” (R.V., “hill”), denoting probably some eminence near Elisha’s house. ²