3732. Kaphtori
Strong's Lexicon
Kaphtori: Caphtorite

Original Word: כַּפְתֹּרִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Kaphtoriy
Pronunciation: kaf-to-REE
Phonetic Spelling: (kaf-to-ree')
Definition: Caphtorite
Meaning: a Caphtorite

Word Origin: Derived from כַּפְתּוֹר (Kaphtor), referring to a region or people.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Kaphtori, but related terms may include references to the Philistines or regions associated with the Sea Peoples.

Usage: The term "Kaphtori" refers to the inhabitants or descendants of Caphtor, a region often associated with the ancient people known as the Philistines. In the Bible, the Caphtorites are mentioned in the context of their origin and migration.

Cultural and Historical Background: Caphtor is traditionally identified with the island of Crete or a region in the eastern Mediterranean. The Caphtorites are believed to have been part of the Sea Peoples, who migrated and settled in various parts of the ancient Near East, including the coastal regions of Canaan. This migration is significant in understanding the origins of the Philistines, who played a prominent role in the history of Israel.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Kaphtor
Definition
desc. of Mizraim, also their land
NASB Translation
Caphtor (1), Caphtorim (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[כַּפְתֹּרִי] adjective, of a people, only plural as substantive כַּפְתֹּרִים Cretans; Genesis 10:14 (J) = 1 Chronicles 1:12; as expellers of the 'Awwim' from their homes about Gaza, Deuteronomy 2:23.

I. כַּר basket-saddle, see below כור.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Caphthorim, Caphtorims

Patrial from Kaphtor; a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor -- Caphthorim, Caphtorim(-s).

see HEBREW Kaphtor

Forms and Transliterations
כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ כַּפְתֹּרִים֙ כפתרים כפתרים׃ kaftoRim kap̄·tō·rîm kap̄tōrîm
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Genesis 10:14
HEB: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וְאֶת־ כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ ס
NAS: came the Philistines) and Caphtorim.
KJV: Philistim,) and Caphtorim.
INT: in it Philistine Caphthorim

Deuteronomy 2:23
HEB: עַד־ עַזָּ֑ה כַּפְתֹּרִים֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹר
NAS: as Gaza, the Caphtorim who came
KJV: [even] unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth
INT: far Gaza the Caphtorim came Caphtor

1 Chronicles 1:12
HEB: פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וְאֶת־ כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ ס
NAS: the Philistines came, and Caphtor.
KJV: the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
INT: in it the Philistines and Caphtor

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3732
3 Occurrences


kap̄·tō·rîm — 3 Occ.















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