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nephilim

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What does nephilim mean?

noun

  1. plural of Naphil
  2. Synonym of Naphil (“a member of the race of Nephilim”).

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The result of the marriages between them were the Nephilim, whose sins brought the deluge upon the world.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
The Hebrew parallel is "nophel," or plural, "nephilim."
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747