Quick Definition
Caphtorim
Biblical Persons & Places
Caphtorim
People from Caphtor (Crete)
People from Caphtor (Crete) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.14;
only referred to as Caphtorim (כַּפְתֹּרִי);
descended from Egypt along with Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim and Casluhim.
Strong's Definition
a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor
Derivation: patrial from H3731 (כַּפְתֹּר);
KJV Usage: Caphthorim, Caphtorim(-s).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Caphtorim = see Caphtor "a crown"
1) Cretans as the inhabitants of Caphtor as distinct from the Philistines
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כַּפְתֹּרִי (kaph.to.ri) — Caphtorim. Someone from Caphtor (Crete) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.14; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625) and Casluhim (H3695) § Caphtorim, of Caphtor "a crown" Cretans as the inhabitants of Caphtor as distinct from the Philistines
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[כַּפְתֹּרִי] adj.gent., only pl. as subst. Cretans base