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Nephilim

Syllables: Ne·phi·lim

Nephilim is the plural of Naphil.

Meaning of Naphil

Noun

Naphil (plural Nephilim)

  1. A humanoid giant mentioned in the Old Testament, believed to be the offspring of a human woman with a fallen angel.
    • “I am Ragelion, son of Ragul, I am the ice and snow, the keeper of the tower of Ra, the master of the eye of madness, and I have been waiting to match my strength with you,” the naphil said pointing at Kenan.2011, Igor Ferluga, Shadows of the Nephilim, page 40
    Synonyms:
    Nephilim

Noun

Nephilim (plural Nephilim or Nephilims)

  1. (nonstandard) Synonym of Naphil (“a member of the race of Nephilim”).
    Synonyms:
    Naphil

Synonyms of Nephilim

Forms of Nephilim

pluralNephilim
pluralNephilims
alternative formnephilim

Origin of Nephilim

Borrowed from Hebrew נְפִילִים (“nefilim, fallen ones”), plural of נָפִיל (“nafíl, fallen one”).

Questions about Nephilim

What does Nephilim mean?
Nephilim means synonym of Naphil (“a member of the race of Nephilim”).
What is Nephilim the plural of?
Nephilim is the plural of Naphil.
What part of speech is Nephilim?
Nephilim is a noun.
What is the plural of Nephilim?
The plural of Nephilim is Nephilim.

Words near Nephilim in the dictionary

  1. nephews-in-law
  2. nephewship
  3. Nephi
  4. nephilid
  5. nephilids
  6. Nephilim
  7. Nephilims
  8. Nephite
  9. Nephites
  10. nephling
  11. nephlings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nephilim (page history and authors); Naphil (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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