English
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Etymology
Hebrew, plural of × ×¤×™×œ
Noun
en-proper noun
- A race of beings mentioned in the Old Testament, described as being physically impressive and heroic.
References
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4, NIV)
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. (Numbers 13:33, NIV)
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