Potiphar

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English

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Etymology

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From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפַר (potifár).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒt.ɪ.fɑː/, /ˈpɒt.ɪ.fə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.tə.fɚ/

Proper noun

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Potiphar

  1. (biblical) An Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.

Translations

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Proper noun

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Potiphar m

  1. Potiphar
    • 1602, Casiodoro de Reina, La Santa Biblia, rev., Genesis 39:1
      Y llevado José á Egipto, comprólo Potiphar, eunuco de Faraón, capitán de los de la guardia, varón Egipcio, de mano de los Ismaelitas que lo habían llevado allá.
      And 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.
      (KJV)