Etymology

Naphil

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Today it means: A humanoid giant mentioned in the Old Testament, believed to be the offspring of a human woman with a fallen angel. Full definition →

Hebrew נָפִיל
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromנָפִיל“fallen one”
  2. English todayNaphil

From Hebrew נָפִיל (nafíl, “fallen one”).

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