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Anakim

Anakim noun: a race of giants, the sons of Anak, who were living in Canaan at the time of the arrival of Moses and the Israelites.

Noun

Anakim pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A race of giants, the sons of Anak, who were living in Canaan at the time of the arrival of Moses and the Israelites.

Origin of Anakim

From the Bible Deuteronomy 1.28.

Questions about Anakim

What does Anakim mean?
Anakim means a race of giants, the sons of Anak, who were living in Canaan at the time of the arrival of Moses and the Israelites.
What part of speech is Anakim?
Anakim is a noun.

Words near Anakim in the dictionary

  1. Anakapalli
  2. anakatabatic
  3. Anakes
  4. anakhré
  5. Anakie
  6. Anakim
  7. Anakin
  8. anakinra
  9. Anakite
  10. Anakites
  11. anakrousis

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