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NAS: The Nephilim were on the earth KJV: There were giants in the earth INT: the Nephilim were on the earth. Numbers 13:33 HEB: רָאִ֗ינוּ אֶת־ הַנְּפִילִ֛ים בְּנֵ֥י עֲנָ֖ק NAS: also we saw the Nephilim (the sons KJV: And there we saw the giants, the sons INT: There saw the Nephilim sons of Anak. Numbers 13:33
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NAS: of Anak are part of the Nephilim); and we became KJV:...
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נְפִילִים (Nephilim or Nephilim) Englishman's Concordance....
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The Hebrew word נפלים nephilim is a common masculine plural, but the single form, נפל (nepel), does not occur in the Bible (which by itself is not at all unusual). In another context, however, the word נפל ( nepel ), which is spelled identical but pronounced slightly different, means untimely birth or abortion.
Jul 9, 2023 · The Nephilim and Abortions? But the Hebrew root letters for "nephilim" appear clear: nun, peh, and lamed (the -im suffix puts the noun in masculine plural, but is not part of the root). Based on the root letters, one can easily look up the word's meaning. And I have not found any resource that yields "giant" or "alien" or the like for this root.
The Hebrew word for "mighty one" and "mighty", here, is גבר (H1368), and it is used in only one other verse in Genesis, chapter 6, verse 4, where it refers to the children of the Nephilim. So, from the exclusive use of this word, we can rightfully conclude that Nimrod was no different to the people being spoken of in Genesis 6:4.
There remains another possibility that does not appear coincidental. It has been argued that the morphology of nephilim as a Hebrew plural noun version of the verb naphal is impossible. As such, the only two options would be renderings of nophelim and nephulim. Therefore, nephilim would not be a proper Hebrew word. Interestingly, if one ...
May 21, 2024 · Nephilim in Hebrew is spelled from right to left as Nun – Pe – Yod – Lamed – Yod – Mem. There are two prongs of translation that usually have exclusive weight in the defining the word. 1) The first option put forth is that Nephil (Nun – Pe – Yod – Lamed )comes from a 3 letter root of Nun – Pe –Lamed is napal, and means “to fall, lie down, or be cast down”
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Strong's Number H5303 matches the Hebrew נָפִיל (nāp̄îl), which occurs 3 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew. Tools. Gen 6:4. There were giants H5303 in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men ...
