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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew נְפִילִים (“nefilim, fallen ones”), plural of נָפִיל (“nafíl, fallen one”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Nephilim
- plural of Naphil
Translations
a race of humanoid giants
Noun
Nephilim (plural Nephilim or Nephilims)
- (nonstandard) Synonym of Naphil (“a member of the race of Nephilim”).
Translations
(nonstandard) a member of the race of Nephilim