Nephilim

noun, plural in construction

Neph·​i·​lim

ˈnefəˌlim,

-lə̇m

: a biblical race of giants or demigods

the Nephilim were on the earth in those days

—Genesis 6:4 (Revised Standard Version)

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Hebrew Nĕphīlīm

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