Hermits remained until the 14th century, with a brief attempt made to re-establish the community between 1923 and 1939.[8] This identification is based on Vita Sabae, the vita or biography of St Sabbas, and is generally accepted by researchers.[9] The Aramaic descriptive term marda, "fortress", corresponds in meaning to the Greek name Kastellion, but should not be seen as a proper name for the site, Marda as a location name being reserved, as we can see from the vita of St Euthymius, for Masada, the Herodian palace-fortress near the Dead Sea which was briefly resettled by Byzantine monks.[9]