Strong H6319פּוֹטִי פֶ֫רַע
Potiphera
- Transliteration
- pôţîy phera‛
- Pronunciation
- po'-tee feh'-rah
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Egyptian derivation;
{Poti-Phera} an Egyptian: - Poti-pherah.
{Poti-Phera} an Egyptian: - Poti-pherah.
Meaning of the name
Poti-pherah = "he whom the Ra gave"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.45;
father of: Asenath (H621)
father of: Asenath (H621)
In the biblical story
Potiphera
Egyptian priest, father-in-law of Joseph
Potiphera, the priest of On (Heliopolis), whose daughter Asenath was given to Joseph as a wife by Pharaoh.
In the Bible
Strong H6319 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pherah3
First verses
- Genesis 41:45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath–paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:50And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.
- Genesis 46:20And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti–pherah priest of On bare unto him.