Potiphar פּוֹטִיפַר
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| פּוֹטִיפַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | potiphar |
| Strong's number | H6318 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Potiphar |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Potiphar (Hebrew פּוֹטִיפַר, Strong's H6318) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Potiphar”. It occurs 2 times.
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | potiphar (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | potiphar (1), named potiphar (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Potiphar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh 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.Meanwhile, 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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).