Caphtor
כַּפְתּוֹרStrong’s H3731kaphtor (kaph-tor)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Kaphtor is the Hebrew word usually translated “from caphtor” and “caphtor”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)”
Meaning
- § Caphtor = "a crown"
How it's translated
- from caphtor 2
- caphtor 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 1
- Jeremiah 1
- Amos 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Jeremiah 47:4Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor.
- Amos 9:7Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Hebrew dictionary
כַּפְתּוֹר kaphtor · Caphtor
§ Caphtor = "a crown" the original home of the Philistines, perhaps on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, maybe in Egypt or close by, or more probably on the island of Crete (TWOT) the island of Crete, homeland or staging area of the Philistines
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.