English
Naphil
Naphil comes from Hebrew נָפִיל ‘fallen one’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentנָפִילnafíl‘fallen one’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Naphil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentנָפִילnafíl‘fallen one’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011Naphil
Earliest quotation: 2011, Igor Ferluga, Shadows of the Nephilim: “I am Ragelion, son of Ragul, I am the…”
Every English word from Hebrew נָפִיל
Today it means
noun A humanoid giant mentioned in the Old Testament, believed to be the offspring of a human woman with a fallen angel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew נָפִיל / Naphil