Definition

Caphtor (i.e. a wreath-shaped island), the original seat of the Philistines

Etymology

or (Amos 9:7) כַּפְתּוֹר; apparently the same as H3730 (כַּפְתֹּר);

Word family

• כַּפְתֹּר kaphtôr

How the KJV renders it

• Caphtor

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.