Potiphar
פּוֹטִיפַרStrong’s H6318potiphar (po-ti-phar)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Potiphar is the Hebrew word usually translated “potiphar”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.”
Meaning
- A man of the Egyptians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.37.36
How it's translated
- to potiphar 1
- potiphar 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 2
1 book in all.
Hebrew dictionary
פּוֹטִיפַר potiphar · Potiphar
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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.