BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3731
kaph.tor — Caphtor
§ Caphtor = "a crown" the original home of the Philistines, perhaps on the southwest coast of Asia Minor, maybe in Egypt or close by, or more probably on the island of Crete (TWOT) the island of Crete, homeland or staging area of the Philistines
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6430
pe.lish.ti — Philistine
Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan Another spelling of pe.le.shet (פְּלֶ֫שֶׁת "Philistia" H6429)
238 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3732
kaph.to.ri — Caphtorim
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
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3866
lu.di — Ludite
Someone descended from Egypt (H4714), first mentioned at Gen.10.13; along with Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Ludim or Lydians = "to the firebrands: travailings" the descendants of Lud the son of Shem
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3695
kas.lu.chim — Casluhim
People descended from Casluch(?) 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 Caphtorim (H3732); progenitors of: the Philistine (H6430); § Casluhim = "fortified" a people or tribe descended from Mizraim (Egypt) progenitors of the Philistines and Caphtorim
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3853
le.ha.vim — Lehabim
People descended from Egypt (H4714), first mentioned at Gen.10.13; along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Lehabim = "flames" an Egyptian tribe descended from Mizraim
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5320
naph.tu.chim — Naphtuhim
People descended from Naphtuh(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.13; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Naphtuhim = "openings" an unclear reference to Egypt; perhaps Lower Egypt
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6047
a.na.mim — Anamim
People descended from Anam(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.13; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Anamim = "affliction of the waters" a tribe of Egyptians
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6625
pat.ru.si — Pathrusim
People descended from Pathrus(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.14; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Pathrusim, of Pathros "region of the south" inhabitants of Pathros
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →A chaplet, the original seat of the Philistines (Deut. 2:23; Jer. 47:4; Amos 9:7). The name is found written in hieroglyphics in the temple of Kom Ombos in Upper Egypt. But the exact situation of Caphtor is unknown, though it is supposed to be Crete, since the Philistines seem to be meant by the “Cherethites” in 1 Sam. 30:14 (see also 2 Sam. 8:18). It may, however, have been a part of Egypt, the Caphtur in the north Delta, since the Caphtorim were of the same race as the Mizraite people (Gen. 10:14; 1 Chr. 1:12).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
