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Caphtor — the meaning of the Hebrew name כַּפְתֹּר

כַּפְתֹּר

Kaphtôr · pronounced kaf-tore' · Strong's H3731 · a place

Caphtor means Caphtor (i.e. a wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines.

Built from

כַּפְתֹּר kaphtôr (the same as, H3730) — a chaplet open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (Amos 9:7) כַּפְתּוֹר; apparently the same as H3730; Caphtor (i.e. a wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines.

First appearance

Deut 2:23 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) (KJV)

Every verse that names Caphtor

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Amos

Deut 2:23Jer 47:4Amos 9:7

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