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Nephilim <a href="../hebrew/5304.htm" title="5304">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Nephilim: Giants</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">נְפִיל</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>nphiyl<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>neh-fee-LEEM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(nef-eel')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Giants<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a feller, a bully, tyrant<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root נָפַל (naphal), meaning "to fall."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Nephilim in the Septuagint or the New Testament. However, the concept of giants is sometimes related to the Greek word "γίγας" (gigas), meaning "giant."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Nephilim" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a group of beings of great size and strength. The word is often translated as "giants" in English versions of the Bible. The Nephilim are mentioned in the context of the pre-flood world and are associated with the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" narrative.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Nephilim are a mysterious group mentioned in the early chapters of Genesis. They are often associated with the antediluvian (pre-flood) world, a time described as being filled with violence and corruption. Various interpretations exist regarding their identity, ranging from fallen angels to mighty human warriors. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, stories of giants and demi-gods were common, and the Nephilim may reflect similar mythological themes.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"giants," name of two peoples, one before the flood and one after the flood<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Nephilim (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">נְפִלִים</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine plural</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>giants</b></font>, according to <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">γίγαντες</font> so <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font>; <font class="hebrew2">הַנְּפִלִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4</a> (J), <font class="hebrew2">הַנְּפִילִים בְּנֵי עֲנָק</font> <font class="hebrew2">מִןהַֿנְּפִלִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/13-33.htm">Numbers 13:33</a> (JE); <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> omit <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּנֵי וגו</font>, and so Di; these words perhaps doublet, but already in <font class="hebrew2">⅏</font>, also <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> (etymology dubious; compare Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">נִיפְלָא</font>, <font class="hebrew2">נְפִילָא</font> <em>Orion</em>; conjectures see in Thes Di<sup>on the passage</sup>; Tu Kn Len<sup>Or. i. 344, Eng. Tr. 345 f.</sup>; Che<sup>Hebraica. iii (1887), 175, 176</sup>; all very precarious). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>giant <p>Or nphil {nef-eel'}; from <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a>; properly, a feller, i.e. A bully or tyrant -- giant. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm">naphal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַנְּפִילִ֛ים הַנְּפִלִ֑ים הַנְּפִלִ֞ים הנפילים הנפלים han·nə·p̄i·lîm han·nə·p̄î·lîm hannefiLim hannəp̄ilîm hannəp̄îlîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 6:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> הַנְּפִלִ֞ים </b> הָי֣וּ בָאָרֶץ֮</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The Nephilim</span> were on the earth<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">There were giants</span> in the earth<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the Nephilim</span> were on the earth<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/13-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 13:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־ <b> הַנְּפִילִ֛ים </b> בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> also we saw <span class="itali">the Nephilim</span> (the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And there we saw <span class="itali">the giants,</span> the sons<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/13-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> There saw <span class="itali">the Nephilim</span> sons of Anak<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/13-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 13:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֲנָ֖ק מִן־ <b> הַנְּפִלִ֑ים </b> וַנְּהִ֤י בְעֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Anak <span class="itali">are part of the Nephilim);</span> and we became<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Anak, <span class="itali">[which come] of the giants:</span> and we were in our own sight<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/13-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Anak at <span class="itali">the Nephilim</span> become sight<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5303.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5303.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5303<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hannefilim_5303.htm">han·nə·p̄i·lîm — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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