כַּפְתֹּרִי

kaftori · Caphtorim

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3732 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

kaftori (כַּפְתֹּרִי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Caphtorim”.

The inhabitants of Caphtor, probably the island of Crete.

How to say it

kaf·to·ri

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.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Caphtorim: the people of Caphtor, a land of the sea.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Genesis 10:14

    the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from where the Philistines came out), and the Caphtorim.

  • 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.)

  • 1 Chronicles 1:12

    the Pathrusim, the Casluhim (from where the Philistines came out), and the Caphtorim.