פּוֹטִיפַר
potifar · Potiphar
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6318 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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potifar (פּוֹטִיפַר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Potiphar”.
The Egyptian officer who bought Joseph.
How to say it
po·ti·far
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Where it appears
- Genesis 37:36
Meanwhile the Medanites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh, the chief of the guard.
- Genesis 39:1
Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh, the chief of the guard, an Egyptian man, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.