Meanings
- pluralplural of Naphil
We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.
2011, Biblica, Holy Bible: New International Version, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, Numbers 13:331 more example
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
2011, Biblica, Holy Bible: New International Version, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, →ISBN, Genesis 6:4
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Naphil (“a member of the race of Nephilim”).
Origin
- Hebrewנְפִילִים“nefilim, fallen ones”
- EnglishNephilim
Borrowed from Hebrew נְפִילִים (“nefilim, fallen ones”), plural of נָפִיל (“nafíl, fallen one”).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek γίγαντες
- γίγαντες (gígantes)a race of humanoid giants
German Nephilim, Nephilim
- Nephilima race of humanoid giants
- Nephilim(nonstandard) a member of the race of Nephilim
Hebrew נְפִלִים
- נְפִלִיםa race of humanoid giants
Polish Nefilim
- Nefilim(nonstandard) a member of the race of Nephilim
Portuguese nefilim, néfilim
- nefilim(nonstandard) a member of the race of Nephilim
- néfilim(nonstandard) a member of the race of Nephilim
Russian Нефилим
- Нефилим (Nefilim)a race of humanoid giants
Turkish Nefilim, Nefiller
- Nefilima race of humanoid giants
- Nefillera race of humanoid giants
Cite this entry
Nephilim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nephilim
“Nephilim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nephilim. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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