◄ 3731. Kaphtor ►
Strong's Lexicon Kaphtor: Caphtor Original Word: כַּפְתּוֹר Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Kaphtor Pronunciation: kaf-TOHR Phonetic Spelling: (kaf-tore') Definition: Caphtor Meaning: Caphtor Word Origin: Of uncertain derivation Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: 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. Usage: 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. Cultural and Historical Background: 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. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as kaphtor Definition probably a name for Crete NASB Translation Caphtor (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. כַּפְתּוֺר כַּפְתֹּר proper name, of a territory probably Crete, so Ew Kiep DiGenesis 10:14 GieJeremiah 47:4 and others; compare A. J. EvansCretan Pictographs (1895), 100 ff.; (> ᵐ5. Syriac Version. ᵑ9 ᵑ7. Cappadocia, certainly wrong; Mich Cyprus; EbAgM 127 ff. and others the coast of the Nile-Delta; WMMAs.Eu.387 f. Philistines, originally pirates from southwest coast of Asia Minor, and the Aegean islands); — כַּפְתּוֺר Amos 9:7 (original home of Philistines), כַּפְתֹּר Deuteronomy 2:23 (home of Caphtorim, see below); שְׁאֵרִית אִי כַּפְתֹּר Jeremiah 47:4 the rest of the coast-land of Caphtor. — See also כְּרֵתִי below Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Caphtor Or (Am. 9:7) Kaphtowr {kaf-tore'}; apparently the same as kaphtor; Caphtor (i.e. A wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines -- Caphtor. see HEBREW kaphtor Forms and Transliterations כַפְתּֽוֹר׃ כפתור׃ מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹר מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר מכפתור chafTor ḵap̄·tō·wr ḵap̄tōwr mik·kap̄·tō·wr mikkafTor mikkap̄tōwr Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 2:23 HEB: כַּפְתֹּרִים֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹר הִשְׁמִידֻ֖ם וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ NAS: who came from Caphtor, destroyed KJV: which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed INT: the Caphtorim came Caphtor destroyed and lived Jeremiah 47:4 HEB: שְׁאֵרִ֖ית אִ֥י כַפְתּֽוֹר׃ NAS: of the coastland of Caphtor. KJV: the remnant of the country of Caphtor. INT: the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor Amos 9:7 HEB: מִצְרַ֔יִם וּפְלִשְׁתִּיִּ֥ים מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר וַאֲרָ֥ם מִקִּֽיר׃ NAS: And the Philistines from Caphtor and the Arameans KJV: and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians INT: of Egypt and the Philistines Caphtor and the Arameans Kir 3 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3731 3 Occurrences ḵap̄·tō·wr — 1 Occ. mik·kap̄·tō·wr — 2 Occ.