נָפִיל, giants. Gen. R. s. 26 נ׳ שהפילו וכ׳ they are called n’filim, because they caused the downfall of the world; a. e.—בֶּן הַנְּ׳ a) name of a demon. Bekh. 44ᵇ רוח בן נ׳ nervous prostration, v. נָאלָא II.—b) name of a species of lizards, living in the water. Sifra Sh’mini, ch. VI, Par. 5; Ḥull. 127ᵃ (not כן). Ex. R. s. 15 בן הפילי׳ some ed. (corr. acc.).