Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Nephilim
Usage: People descended from Nephil(?), first mentioned at Gen.6.4 giants, the Nephilim
Strong's Number
H5303
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
2
Books
2
Strong's H5303 Quick Answer
Strong's H5303 נְפִיל נְפִל (nphiyl) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nphiyl (nef-eel') (or nphil {nef-eel'}) n-m. 1. (properly) a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant [from H5307] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include giants. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- nphiyl (nef-eel') (or nphil {nef-eel'}) n-m. 1. (properly) a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant [from H5307]
- Usage
- 2 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- giants
Meaning and Definition
nphiyl (nef-eel') (or nphil {nef-eel'}) n-m. 1. (properly) a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant [from H5307] KJV: giant. Root(s): H5307
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5303. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5303 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nphiyl, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
giants
Numbers 13:33
How Strong's H5303 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5303 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5303 in the Old Testament
2 indexed usages in Old Testament.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Usage Excerpts
First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5303.
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5303, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5303 FAQ
What does nephil (נְפִיל) mean?
Nephil (Strong's H5303) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "giant". nphiyl (nef-eel') (or nphil {nef-eel'}) n-m. 1. (properly) a feller, i.e. a bully or tyrant [from H5307]
How many times is nephil (נְפִיל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H5303 across 2 books.
Where can I study nephil (נְפִיל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5303 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate nephil (נְפִיל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as giants. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.