Maon
    habitation, a town in the tribe of Judah, about 7 miles south of
    Hebron, which gave its name to the wilderness, the district
    round the conical hill on which the town stood. Here David hid
    from Saul, and here Nabal had his possessions and his home (1
    Sam. 23:24, 25; 25:2). "Only some small foundations of hewn
    stone, a square enclosure, and several cisterns are now to be
    seen at Maon. Are they the remains of Nabal's great
    establishment?" The hill is now called Tell M'ain.



 Maon, house; place of sin