Kaphtori כַּפְתֹּרִי

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Kaphtori
כַּפְתֹּרִי
Transliterationkaphtori
Strong's numberH3732
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechplace name
GlossCaphtorim
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent inGenesis (1)

Kaphtori (Hebrew כַּפְתֹּרִי, Strong's H3732) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Caphtorim”. It occurs 3 times.

Definition

Someone from Caphtor (Crete) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.14; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625) and Casluhim (H3695)
§ Caphtorim, of Caphtor "a crown"
Cretans as the inhabitants of Caphtor as distinct from the Philistines

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVcaphtorim (1), caphtorims (1), caphthorim (1)
BSBcaphtorites (3)

Verses

Every verse with Kaphtori, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

Deuteronomy

1 Chronicles

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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