כַּפְתֹּר
kaftor · Caphtor
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3731 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kaftor (כַּפְתֹּר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Caphtor”.
An island or coast from which the Philistines came (Amos 9:7).
How to say it
kaf·tor
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Deuteronomy 2:23
As for the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the Caphtorim, who came out of Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.)
- Jeremiah 47:4
because of the day that is coming to devastate all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and from Sidon every survivor who helps; for YHWH is devastating the Philistines, the remnant of the island of Caphtor.
- Amos 9:7
Are you not like the children of the Cushites to me, children of Israel? declares YHWH. Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and Aram from Kir?