§ 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
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H3731 — כַּפְתּוֹר
kaph.tor · Caphtor · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Deuteronomy 2:23 · מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרAnd the Avvim, that dwelt in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, that came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.)Jeremiah 47:4 · כַפְתּֽוֹר׃because of the day that cometh to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remaineth: for Jehovah will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.Amos 9:7 · מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרAre ye not as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith Jehovah. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?