§ 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, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and lived in their place.)Jeremiah 47:4 · כַפְתּֽוֹר׃because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.Amos 9:7 · מִכַּפְתּ֖וֹרAre you not like the children of the Ethiopians to me, children of Israel?” says Yahweh. “Haven’t I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?