כַּפְתּוֹר
kaptôr
Caphtor
Strong's H3731Proper NounHebrewTWOT 1028

כַּפְתּוֹר (kaptôr) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning Caphtor. It appears 3 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3731).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1028)

Root family 1028: כַפְתּוֹר kaptôr — I, the island of Crete. In Egyptian spelled k-f-t-y(w); Akkadian kaptara; Ugaritic k-p-t-r. Homeland or at least a staging center of the Philistines (Amos 9:7; cf. Deut 2:23; Jer 47:4). The gentilic is כַפְתֹּרִ (kaptōri) “Cretan.” (At Mari spelled ka-ap-taru-u.)

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 2:23Jeremiah 47:4Amos 9:7

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