Genesis 6:4:1Gen.6.4.W1PAT
הַנְּפִלִ֞ים
hannefilim
“the Nephilim”
- Transliteration
- han-ne-fi-LIM
- Extended
- hah-neh-fee-LEEM
- IPA
- /han.nə.fiˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Nephilim
- French
- les Nephilim
- Spanish
- los nefilim
- Portuguese
- os nefilins
- German
- die Nephilim
- Russian
- нефилимы
- Arabic-Simplified
- النفيليم
- Hindi
- नेफिलीम
- Chinese-Simplified
- 拿非利人
- Korean
- 그 네피림
- Indonesian
- para Nefilim
- Bengali
- নেফিলিমরা
- Tagalog
- ang mga Nefilim
- Swahili
- Wanefili
- Amharic
- ኔፊሊሞቹ
- Yoruba
- àwọn Nefilimu
- Igbo
- ndị Nefilim
- Twi
- Nefilim no
- Ewe
- Nefilimawo
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
han-ne-fi-LIM
- clause
han-ne-fi-LIM ha-YU ba-A-rets ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ve-GAM a-kha-rei-KHEN a-SHER ya-VO-u be-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM el-be-NOT ha-a-DAM ve-yal-DU la-HEM
- sentence
han-ne-fi-LIM ha-YU ba-A-rets ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM ve-GAM a-kha-rei-KHEN a-SHER ya-VO-u be-NEI ha-e-lo-HIM el-be-NOT ha-a-DAM ve-yal-DU la-HEM HEM-ma hag-gi-bo-RIM a-SHER me-o-LAM an-SHEI ha-SHEM
In context — Genesis 6:4
the Nephilim were on the earth in the days those and also afterward when entered sons of God to daughters of humankind gave birth to them these were the powerful men who from ancient times men of fame
About this coordinate
Genesis 6:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 6:4, so the Hebrew word הַנְּפִלִ֞ים (hannefilim) 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 Gen.6.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.6.4.W1.S1) and character.