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A race of humans mentioned in the Old Testament, described as being physically impressive and heroic.
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Néphilim — Nephilim Pour les articles homonymes, voir Nephilim (homonymie). Mot hébreu qui signifie “ceux qui font tomber les autres”, souvent traduit par géants dans la Bible mais parfois rendu tel quel. C est la forme plurielle du mot hébreu nāphîl.… … Wikipédia en Français
NEPHILIM — (Heb. נְפִילִים), a race of giants said to have dwelt in pre Israelite Canaan (Num. 13:33). Genesis 6:1–2 relates that the sons of gods, i.e., divine or angelic beings, took mortal wives; verse 4 continues, It was then, and later too, that the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nephilim — Neph i*lim, n. pl. [Heb. n[e^]ph[=i]l[=i]m.] Giants. Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nephĭlim — (hebr.), so v.w. Riesen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Nephilim — of uncertain etymology; much disputed … Etymology dictionary
Nephilim — For other uses, see Nephilim (disambiguation). The Nephilim (plural) are the offspring of the sons of God and the daughters of men in Genesis 6:4, or giants who inhabit Canaan in Numbers 13:33. A similar word with different vowel sounds is used… … Wikipedia
Nephilim — Die Nephilim (hebräisch נְפִילִים von naphil „Riesen“ [1]) waren in der altisraelischen Mythologie riesenhafte Mischwesen, gezeugt von göttlichen Wesen und Menschenfrauen. Die Nephilim waren größer und stärker als Menschen und laut den Berichten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nephilim — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Nephilim (homonymie) et Géant. Le mot nephilim apparaît deux fois dans la Bible (Genèse 6:4 et Nombres 13:33). Il est souvent traduit par géants mais parfois rendu tel quel. C est la forme plurielle du mot hébreu … Wikipédia en Français
Nephilim — A race of giants spawned by the cohabitation of ANGELs (see Watchers) and human women. Nephilim means “fallen,” “those who have fallen,” or “those who were cast down.” The Nephilim sometimes are called the SONS OF GOD, as are their angel… … Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology
nephilim — ˈnefəˌlim, lə̇m noun, plural in construction Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hebrew Nĕphīlīm : a biblical race of giants or demigods the Nephilim were on the earth in those days Gen 6:4 (Revised Standard Version) … Useful english dictionary
Nephilim — See Fields of the Nephilim … Historical dictionary of shamanism
