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

"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

"We might turn," suggested the Anakim, looking bright, "How can you turn a horse in this knitting-needle of a lane?"

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 69, July, 1863 by Various

However obscured the history may be, I think the purport of it is plainly this, that the Hellenes, and Phrygians were of the Nephelim or Anakim race.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) by Bryant, Jacob

The heedless, complying, unjudging benevolence, for instance, that gave away all my gingerbread to the young Anakim of Parade Street, was one.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various

We may from hence perceive that the history of the Anakim was not totally obliterated among the Grecians.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob