Strong H6318פּוֹטִיפַר
Potiphar
- Transliteration
- pôţîyphar
- Pronunciation
- po-tee-far'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Egyptian derivation;
{Potiphar} an Egyptian: - Potiphar.
{Potiphar} an Egyptian: - Potiphar.
Meaning of the name
Potiphar = "belonging to the sun"
Detailed definition
A man of the Egyptians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.37.36
In the biblical story
Potiphar
Egyptian official who bought Joseph as a slave
Potiphar, the Egyptian officer who purchased Joseph as a slave and later imprisoned him after false accusations by Potiphar's wife.
In the Bible
Strong H6318 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- potiphar2
First verses
- Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
- Genesis 39:1And 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.