the Berasit Hebrew Dictionary

פל

'pel' in ancient Hebrew is cognate to “fell” in English (And to 'viel' in Dutch, and 'fällen' in German).

This is the root word of pelim aka “the Nephilim”.

However, further contextual evidence suggests that the passive interpretation of 'pel' as “fell” might be inadequate. A more active, and possibly better semantic fit might be “cast”.

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