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Kaphtor <a href="../hebrew/3732.htm" title="3732">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Kaphtor: Caphtor</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כַּפְתֹּר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Kaphtor<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kaf-TOHR<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kaf-tore')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Caphtor<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Caphtor<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of uncertain derivation<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Kaphtor in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper name specific to the Hebrew text.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Kaphtor" refers to a geographical location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. It is often associated with the origin of the Philistines, as well as a place known for its cultural and historical significance. The term is used to denote a region or people group that had interactions with the Israelites.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Kaphtor is traditionally identified with the island of Crete or a region in the Aegean Sea. It is considered the ancestral homeland of the Philistines, who are described in the Bible as having migrated from Kaphtor to the coastal regions of Canaan. The Philistines were known for their conflicts with the Israelites during the period of the Judges and the early monarchy. The identification of Kaphtor with Crete is supported by archaeological and historical evidence linking the Philistines to the Mycenaean culture.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/3730.htm">kaphtor</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>probably a name for Crete<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Caphtor (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> II. <font class="hebrew2">כַּפְתּוֺר</font> <font class="hebrew2">כַּפְתֹּר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a territory</b></font> probably <font size="+1"><b>Crete</b></font>, so Ew Kiep Di<sup>Genesis 10:14</sup> Gie<sup>Jeremiah 47:4</sup> and others; compare A. J. Evans<sup>Cretan Pictographs (1895), 100 ff.</sup>; (> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font>. Syriac Version. <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font>. <em>Cappadocia</em>, certainly wrong; Mich <em>Cyprus</em>; Eb<sup>AgM 127 ff.</sup> and others the coast of the <em>Nile-Delta</em>; WMM<sup>As.Eu.387 f.</sup> Philistines, originally pirates from southwest coast of Asia Minor, and the Aegean islands); — <font class="hebrew2">כַּפְתּוֺר</font> <a href="/interlinear/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a> (original home of Philistines), <font class="hebrew2">כַּפְתֹּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2-23.htm">Deuteronomy 2:23</a> (home of Caphtorim, see below); <font class="hebrew2">שְׁאֵרִית אִי כַּפְתֹּר</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4</a> <em>the rest of the coast-land of Caphtor.</em> — See also <font class="hebrew2">כְּרֵתִי</font> below <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Caphtor <p>Or (Am. 9:7) Kaphtowr {kaf-tore'}; apparently the same as <a href="/hebrew/3730.htm">kaphtor</a>; Caphtor (i.e. A wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines -- Caphtor. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3730.htm">kaphtor</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כַפְתּֽוֹר׃ כפתור׃ מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹר מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר מכפתור chafTor ḵap̄·tō·wr ḵap̄tōwr mik·kap̄·tō·wr mikkafTor mikkap̄tōwr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 2:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כַּפְתֹּרִים֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים <b> מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹר </b> הִשְׁמִידֻ֖ם וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who came <span class="itali">from Caphtor,</span> destroyed<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which came forth <span class="itali">out of Caphtor,</span> destroyed<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/2-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Caphtorim came <span class="itali">Caphtor</span> destroyed and lived<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/47-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 47:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/47.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁאֵרִ֖ית אִ֥י <b> כַפְתּֽוֹר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/47.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the coastland <span class="itali">of Caphtor.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/47.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the remnant of the country <span class="itali">of Caphtor.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/47-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the remnant of the coastland <span class="itali">of Caphtor</span><p><b><a href="/text/amos/9-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Amos 9:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/amos/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִצְרַ֔יִם וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥ים <b> מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר </b> וַאֲרָ֥ם מִקִּֽיר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/amos/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the Philistines <span class="itali">from Caphtor</span> and the Arameans<br><a href="/kjvs/amos/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the Philistines <span class="itali">from Caphtor,</span> and the Syrians<br><a href="/interlinear/amos/9-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Egypt and the Philistines <span class="itali">Caphtor</span> and the Arameans Kir<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3731.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3731.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3731<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chaftor_3731.htm">ḵap̄·tō·wr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mikkaftor_3731.htm">mik·kap̄·tō·wr — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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