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nephilim
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Nephilimnoun
A race of humans mentioned in the Old Testament, described as being physically impressive and heroic.
Etymology: נפילים, plural of נפיל
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Nephilim
The Nephilim (; Hebrew: נְפִילִים Nəfīlīm) are mysterious beings or people in the Hebrew Bible who are large and strong. The word Nephilim is loosely translated as giants in some translations of the Hebrew Bible, but left untranslated in others. Some Jewish explanations interpret them as hybrid sons of fallen angels (demigods). The main reference to them is in Genesis 6:1–4, but the passage is ambiguous and the identity of the Nephilim is disputed. According to the Book of Numbers 13:33, they later inhabited Canaan at the time of the Israelite conquest of Canaan. A similar or identical biblical Hebrew term, read as "Nephilim" by some scholars, or as the word "fallen" by others, appears in the Book of Ezekiel 32:27 and is also mentioned in the deuterocanonicals Judith 16:6, Sirach 16:7, Baruch 3:26–28, and Wisdom 14:6.
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nephilim
The term "Nephilim" refers to a biblical word used to describe a group or race of giants mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish texts. They are often described as powerful and giant beings who existed in ancient times, born from the union between angels ("sons of God") and human women. The origin and nature of the Nephilim is subject to various interpretations and debates within religious and mythological contexts.
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Nephilim
giants
Etymology: [Heb. nphlm.]
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Nephilim
The Nephilim were the offspring of the "sons of God" and the "daughters of men" according to Genesis 6:4; and giants who inhabited Canaan according to Numbers 13:33. A similar biblical Hebrew word with different vowel-sounds is used in Ezekiel 32:27 to refer to dead Philistine warriors.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nephilim in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nephilim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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