A man of the Egyptians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.37.36 § Potiphar = "belonging to the sun" an officer of Pharaoh, chief of the executioners, and the master to whom Joseph was sold as a slave
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H6318 — פּוֹטִיפַר
po.ti.phar · Potiphar · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 37:36 · לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.Genesis 39:1 · פּוֹטִיפַר֩Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.