Strong's Hebrew: 3731. כַּפְתּוֹר (Kaphtor) -- Caphtor

Strong's Lexicon

Kaphtor: Caphtor

Original Word: כַּפְתֹּר
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 Di^{Genesis 10:14} Gie^{Jeremiah 47:4} and others; compare A. J. Evans^{Cretan Pictographs (1895), 100 ff.}; (> ᵐ5. Syriac Version. ᵑ9 ᵑ7. Cappadocia, certainly wrong; Mich Cyprus; Eb^{AgM 127 ff.} and others the coast of the Nile-Delta; WMM^{As.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

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