ΚΑΦΑΡΑΘ', καφαραθ'
KAPHARATH', kapharath'
Sounds Like: kah-fah-RATH
Translations: Capharath, Kepharath
From the root: ΚΑΦΑΡΑΘ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word is a proper noun, likely referring to a specific place, possibly a village or town in ancient Galilee. The apostrophe at the end (keraia) indicates that it is being used as a numeral, representing the number 2000. However, in the provided context, it appears to be a place name, suggesting the apostrophe might be a scribal error or a less common use of the keraia. It is not a commonly attested biblical place name, but appears in other ancient texts like Josephus's writings.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Instances
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 37:188
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΦΑΡΑΘ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΦΑΡΑΘ — Caphareth, Capharath
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