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kaftōrī כַּפְתֹּרִי ‘Caphthorite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: patronymic from kaftōr כַּפְתּוֹר ‘Caphtor’
Roots: כפתור כפתור

kaftōrī pr n loc gen
Caphtorim = see Caphtor "a crown"
1) Cretans as the inhabitants of Caphtor as distinct from the Philistines

Mentioned in Genesis 10:14 Deuteronomy 2:23 1 Chronicles 1:12

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