ɐ kˈæfɑːɹ wʌzɐ tˈoʊl ɔːɹ dˈuːɾi ɪmpˈoʊzd baɪ ðə tˈɜːks ɔnðə kɹˈɪstʃən mˈɜːtʃənts hˌuː tɹˈeɪdᵻd ðɛɹ mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz fɹʌm ɐlˈɛpoʊ tə dʒɚɹˈuːsələm.
A caphar was a toll or duty imposed by the Turks on the Christian merchants who traded their merchandise from Aleppo to Jerusalem.