פוטיפר

Hebrew

Etymology

From Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ, meaning "he whom Ra gave."

Pronunciation

Proper noun

פּוֹטִיפַר • (potifárm

  1. Potiphar, an Egyptian figure in Genesis
    • Tanach, Genesis 37:36, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְהַ֨מְּדָנִ֔ים מָכְר֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־מִצְרָ֑יִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר֙ סְרִ֣יס פַּרְעֹ֔ה שַׂ֖ר הַטַּבָּחִֽים׃
      v'ham'daním makhrú otó el mitsráyim l'fotifár s'rís par'ó sar hatabakhím.
      The Midianites, meanwhile, sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, a courtier of Pharaoh and his chief steward.

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