kaph.tor is a proper place name identified as the origin of the Caphtorim and Philistines and as a coastland remnant.

The attested uses present a proper place name: as the place from which the Caphtorim came, from which the Philistines were brought, and whose coastland remnant is mentioned in a judgment context.

1. Place of origin and coastland designation · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In Deuteronomy 2:23 the APB renders the clause that the Caphtorim “came from Caphtor” before destroying the Avvim and settling in their place; in Amos 9:7 it renders the Philistines as brought “from Caphtor.” In Jeremiah 47:4 the APB calls it “the coastland of Caphtor” while describing the ruin of the Philistines and their remnant.

   Deuteronomy 2:23Amos 9:7Jeremiah 47:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name directly as “Caphtor” in all three verses, linking it to the Caphtorim, the Philistines, and a coastland remnant. These clauses confirm the verse contexts rather than isolate every contribution of the term.