Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naphil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naphil
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A humanoid giant mentioned in the Old Testament, believed to be the offspring of a human woman with a fallen angel.

Example Sentences

"“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."
"The Giants were the offspring of the Fallen angels and human women, who ended up being cannibals and devouring mankind. 'Naphilim, and they were all unlike, and they devoured one another' and the Giants slew the Naphil, and the Naphil slew the Eljo, and the Eljo mankind, and one man another."

Etymology

From Hebrew נָפִיל (nafíl, “fallen one”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: נָפִיל

Inflected Forms

Nephilim (plural)

Synonyms

Nephilim

Questions

What does naphil mean?: A humanoid giant mentioned in the Old Testament, believed to be the offspring of a human woman with a fallen angel.
Where does naphil come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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