Strong's Number 3731
Transliteration:
Kaphtor
{kaf-tore'}
or (Am. 9:7) Kaphtowr
{kaf-tore'}
Word Origin:
apparently the same as
3730TWOT:
1028
Part of Speech:
proper name location
Usage in the KJV:
Caphtor 3
Total: 3
Definition:
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