H5303

H5303 — נְפִיל נְפִל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewnphiylnoun mascOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1393a

Definition / Gloss

nphiyl (nef-eel') (or nphil {nef-eel'}) n-m. 1. (properly) a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant [from H5307] KJV: giant. Root(s): H5307

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TWOT: 1393a

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KJV Renderings

giant.

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BDB5303

נְפִלִים noun masculine plural giants, according to ᵐ5 γίγαντες so ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ; הַנְּפִלִים Gen 6:4 ( J ), הַנְּפִילִים בְּנֵי עֲנָק מִןהַֿנְּפִלִים Num 13:33 ( J E ); ᵐ5 omit ׳ בְּנֵי וגו, and so Di; these words perhaps doublet, but already in ⅏ , also ᵑ9 (etymology dubious; compare Aramaic נִיפְלָא, נְפִילָא Orion; conjectures see in Thes Di^{on the passage}; Tu Kn Len^{Or. i. 344, Eng. Tr. 345 f.}; Che^{Hebraica. iii (1887), 175, 176}; all very precarious).