כַּפְתּוֹר (kaph.tor) means “Caphtor” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: kaf-tore' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
כַּפְתּוֹר · kaph.tor · 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
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or (Amos 9:7) כַּפְתּוֹר; apparently the same as H3730 (כַּפְתֹּר); Caphtor (i.e. a wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines
KJV glosses: Caphtor.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
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| from caphtor | 1 |
| of caphtor | 1 |
| out of caphtor | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| from caphtor | 1 |
| of caphtor | 1 |
| out of caphtor | 1 |
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And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
Read word by wordFor the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
Read word by word“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
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