Numbers 13:33:3Num.13.33.W3TAB
אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים
ethannefilim
“the Nephilim”
- Transliteration
- ET-han-ne-fi-LIM
- Extended
- EET-han-neh-fee-LEEM
- IPA
- /ʔeːt han.nəfiˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Nephilim
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-han-ne-fi-LIM
- clause
ve-SHAM ra-I-nu ET-han-ne-fi-LIM be-NEI a-NAK min-han-ne-fi-LIM
- sentence
ve-SHAM ra-I-nu ET-han-ne-fi-LIM be-NEI a-NAK min-han-ne-fi-LIM va-ne-HI be-ei-NEI-nu ka-kha-ga-VIM ve-KEN ha-YI-nu be-ei-NEI-hem
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb raʾinu {רָאִינוּ | rā-ʾî-nû} ‘we saw’ takes the particle ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet-} to mark the direct object hannefilim {הַנְּפִילִים | han-nə-pî-lîm} ‘the Nephilim’.
Root and etymology
Rootnun-pe-lamed
“fallen ones”
In context — Numbers 13:33
And there we saw the Nephilim , the sons of Anak who were of the Nephilim; and we were in our own eyes like grasshoppers , and so we were in their eyes.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 13:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַנְּפִילִ֛ים (ethannefilim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.13.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.33.W3.S1) and character.