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Gargantuan vs Nephilim - What's the difference?

gargantuan | nephilim |

As an adjective gargantuan

is (obsolete) of the giant gargantua or his appetite.

As a noun nephilim is

a race of humans mentioned in the old testament, described as being physically impressive and heroic.

gargantuan

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of the giant Gargantua or his appetite.
  • Huge; immense; tremendous.
  • Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * colossal * enormous * giant * huge * humongous, humungous * immense * See also

    References

    * (etymology) Gourd, Pumpkin. See Budge Ref, p 803A; (from 'Rev 12'--Revue Egyptologique publiee sous la direction de MM Brugsch, F Chabas, and Eug. Revillout (vol I-XIV))

    nephilim

    English

    (wikipedia Nephilim)

    Noun

    (en-proper noun) (plurale tantum)
  • A race of humans mentioned in the Old Testament, described as being physically impressive and heroic.

    • References

    * The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. (Genesis 6:4, NIV) * We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them. (Numbers 13:33, NIV)