H6318: פּוֹטִיפַר
Pôwṭîyphar · pronounced po-tee-far' · “Potiphar”
Definition
Potiphar, an Egyptian
KJV translates it as: Potiphar.
Word origin: of Egyptian derivation;
Extended definition
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
§ Potiphar = "belonging to the sun"
an officer of Pharaoh, chief of the executioners, and the master to whom Joseph was sold as a slave
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6318 is translated
- potiphar ×2
Bible verses with H6318 (Pôwṭîyphar)
Pôwṭîyphar appears in 2 verses.
- Genesis 37:36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
- Genesis 39:1
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.