§ 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
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Deuteronomy 2:23 · מִכַּפְתּ֔וֹרAnd the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)Jeremiah 47:4 · כַפְתּֽוֹר׃For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.Amos 9:7 · מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹר“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?