Anakim

American  

[an-uh-kim] / ˈæn ə kɪm /

plural noun

1. (in the Bible) tall people or giants who lived in the southern part of ancient Palestine and were destroyed or scattered after the arrival of the Hebrews.

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Etymology

Origin of Anakim

From Hebrew ʿănāqīm “giants,” plural of ʿănāq

Example Sentences

They seem to have been of the Anakim race, and worshippers of the Sun.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob

"We might turn," suggested the Anakim, looking bright.

From Gala-days by Hamilton, Gail

The Anakim may therefore have been an Amorite tribe.

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

We may from hence perceive that the history of the Anakim was not totally obliterated among the Grecians.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob

Did these Rephaim belong to the same race as the Emim and the Anakim, or were the latter called Rephaim or "Giants" merely because they represented the tall prehistoric population of Canaan?

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)