Nafil (נפיל) means giant in Hebrew.
It can also mean titan. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
giant, titan
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nafil.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1ענק, אדם גדול מאד.
וְשָׁם רָאִינוּ אֶת-הַנְּפִילִים בְּנֵי עֲנָק מִן-הַנְּפִלִים וַנְּהִי בְעֵינֵינוּ כַּחֲגָבִים וְכֵן הָיִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיהֶם
- 2כינוי למלאכים שנפלו מהשמים.
הַנְּפִלִים הָיוּ בָאָרֶץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְגַם אַחֲרֵי-כֵן אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים אֶל-בְּנוֹת הָאָדָם וְיָלְדוּ לָהֶם הֵמָּה הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nafil is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נָפִיל
- Written without vowel points
- נפיל
- Said
- nafil
- Root
- נ־פ־ל
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- נְפִילִים
- Inflections
- ר' נְפִילִים
- Gematria
- 170
This is how Nafil is said in other languages.
- English
- giant, titan
These words mean nearly the same as Nafil.
- רפאים
- ענק
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Nafil.
- גמד
- ננסdwarf
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nafil.
The word Nafil comes from the root נ־פ־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Nafil in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nafil.
What does Nafil (נפיל) mean in Hebrew?
Nafil (נפיל) means giant and titan. It is said nafil, with the stress on fil.
What is a synonym for Nafil (נפיל)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nafil (נפיל) are רפאים and ענק.
What is the opposite of Nafil (נפיל)?
Words that mean the opposite of Nafil (נפיל) are גמד and ננס.
What rhymes with Nafil (נפיל)?
Words that rhyme with Nafil (נפיל) include צליל, גליל, גיל, רגיל, חיל, and אליל.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נפיל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.