What does כַּפְתֹּרִי mean in the Bible?
כַּפְתֹּרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor".
Hebrew · H3732
כַּפְתֹּרִי
A Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor
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כַּפְתֹּרִיH3732
What does כַּפְתֹּרִי mean in the Bible?
כַּפְתֹּרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3732?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Caphtorites (2), and the Caphtorites (1).
Where does כַּפְתֹּרִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (1), Deuteronomy (1), Genesis (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthe Caphtorites2×Genesis 10:14, Deuteronomy 2:23
and the Caphtorites1×1 Chronicles 1:12
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Usage map
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First aligned rowGenesis 10:14
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Genesis1Deuteronomy11 Chronicles1
Source forms
כַּפְתֹּרִֽים׃ס2xkap̄·tō·rîmGenesis 10:14, 1 Chronicles 1:12
כַּפְתֹּרִים֙1xkap̄·tō·rîmDeuteronomy 2:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine plural3xGenesis 10:14, Deuteronomy 2:23, 1 Chronicles 1:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor
Source Gloss
a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a Caphtorite (collectively) or native of Caphtor BDB: Cretans Usage: Caphthorim, Caphtorim(-s).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כַּפְתֹּרִי is built from this root: