H3731 - כַּפְתֹּר (Kaphtôr)

H3731 כַּפְתֹּר (Kaphtôr) kaf-tore'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or (Am. 9:7) Kaphtowr {kaf-tore'}; apparently the same as 3730; Caphtor (i.e. a wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines

KJV Usage: Caphtor

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

כַּפְתּוֹר (kaph.tor) — Caphtor.

§ 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

כַּפְתֹּור (H3730 · H3731)

noun m

Furnishings

calyx = object in the shape of the bud of a flower; ◄ part of the lampstand located in the tabernacle; ► added for decoration purposes

EXO 25:31 · EXO 25:33 · EXO 25:33 · EXO 25:34 · EXO 25:35 · EXO 25:35 · EXO 25:35 · EXO 25:36 · EXO 37:17 · EXO 37:19 · EXO 37:19 · EXO 37:20 · EXO 37:21 · EXO 37:21 · EXO 37:21 · EXO 37:22

Constructions

capital = top part of pillar

AMO 9:1 · ZEP 2:14

name · כַּפְתֹּרִים

Names of Locations

Caphtor = name of area, probably to be identified with Crete; ► land of origin of the Philistines

DEU 2:23 · JER 47:4 · AMO 9:7

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

כַּפְתּוֹר, כַּפְתֹּר n.pr.terr. prob. Crete base