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