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Caphtor

Caphtor proper noun: a locality mentioned in the Bible, inhabited by the Caphtorites or Caphtorim, a division of the ancient Egyptians.

Proper noun

Caphtor

  1. A locality mentioned in the Bible, inhabited by the Caphtorites or Caphtorim, a division of the ancient Egyptians.

Origin of Caphtor

From Hebrew כפתור.

Words formed from Caphtor

Questions about Caphtor

What does Caphtor mean?
Caphtor means a locality mentioned in the Bible, inhabited by the Caphtorites or Caphtorim, a division of the ancient Egyptians.
What part of speech is Caphtor?
Caphtor is a proper noun.

Words near Caphtor in the dictionary

  1. capharnaum
  2. capharnaums
  3. caphars
  4. Capheaton
  5. caphs
  6. Caphtor
  7. Caphtorian
  8. Caphtorians
  9. Caphtorim
  10. Caphtorite
  11. Caphtorites

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