Anakim

American  

[an-uh-kim] / ˈæn ə kɪm /

plural noun

1. (in the Bible) tall people or giants who lived in the southern part of ancient Palestine and were destroyed or scattered after the arrival of the Hebrews.

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Etymology

Origin of Anakim

From Hebrew ʿănāqīm “giants,” plural of ʿănāq

Example Sentences

The translators of our Revised Version are ashamed of these mythical personages as being too suggestive of Jack and the Beanstalk, so they have substituted Anakim for giants.

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

The Anakim may therefore have been an Amorite tribe.

From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

"Yes," said the Anakim, who is New Hampshire born; "but you ought to see the New Hampshire sheep, if you want the real article."

From Gala-days by Hamilton, Gail

The Anakim tells us of one man who asked him in a confidential aside, if it was a show, whereat we all laugh.

From Gala-days by Hamilton, Gail

We believe the Anakim were greatly troubled in this way.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 5, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir