Caphtorim
כַּפְתֹּרִיStrong’s H3732kaphtori (kaph-to-ri)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Kaphtori is the Hebrew word usually translated “caphtorites”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.”
Meaning
- Someone from Caphtor (Crete) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.14; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625) and Casluhim (H3695)
How it's translated
- caphtorites 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
כַּפְתֹּרִי kaphtori · Caphtorim
Someone from Caphtor (Crete) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.14; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625) and Casluhim (H3695) § Caphtorim, of Caphtor "a crown" Cretans as the inhabitants of Caphtor as distinct from 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.