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Potiphar
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English
Etymology
From en hbo פּוֹטִיפַר potifár Hebr, from en egy pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ he whom Ra gave.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɒt.ɪ.fɑː/ /ˈpɒt.ɪ.fə/ UK
en /ˈpɑ.tə.fɚ/ US
Proper noun
en biblical An Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.
Genesis 39 1 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 Ishmaelites, which had brought him down thither.
Translations
an Egyptian and captain of the guard
Arabic: ar فُوطِيفَار m, ar قِطْفِير m, ar قُطْفِير m
Armenian:
Old Armenian: xcl Պետափրէս
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Πετεφρῆς
Hebrew: he פוטיפר m potifár
Hindi: hi पोतीपर f
Italian: it Putifarre m
Latin: la Pūtiphar m
Portuguese: pt Potifar m, pt Putifar m
Spanish: es Potiphar
Spanish
Alternative forms
es Potifar
Etymology
From es hbo פּוֹטִיפַר potifár Hebr, from es egy pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ he whom Ra gave.
Proper noun
m
en Potiphar
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)