Nephilim

American  

[nef-uh-lim, nef-uh-leem, nuhf-ee-leem] / ˈnɛf əˌlɪm, ˌnɛf əˈlim, nəfˌiˈlim /

plural noun

1. Bible. a group of people or beings described as very large and strong, sometimes understood as the children of fallen angels and human women.

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Etymology

Origin of Nephilim

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Hebrew nĕfîlîm, plural of nāfîl, often translated as “giant,” perhaps literally “fallen one,” from nāfal “to fall”

Example Sentences

“However, Guardians, under the guise of firefighters, found the centuries-old Nephilim bound in an upstairs room. Once rescued, she claimed that the inferno was set by Alexander and Alexis Nichole Blake, the grandchildren of President Natalie DuForte, who are on the run with the Msaidizi.”

From Literature

His one-paragraph piece on “Long Tall Sally,” by Little Richard, likens Sally to the Nephilim giants of the Old Testament, and postulates Richard as “a giant of a different kind” who took a diminutive stage name “so as not to scare anybody.”

From New York Times

Season 13 premiere; Sam and Dean Winchester pick up the pieces after the loss of their mother, the demise of Crowley, and the death of Castiel; Jack’s birth leaves the Winchester brothers with differing opinions on how to deal with a Nephilim; Mary is dragged into the breach; 8 p.m.

From Seattle Times

And her boyfriend was possibly a member of the Nephilim.

From Literature

Whether or not they’d cop to the novels’ sartorial influence, members of some early goth-styled bands — Bauhaus, the Cure, Fields of the Nephilim, Gene Loves Jezebel — look as if they have emerged from Rice’s pages.

From Washington Post