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Potiphar

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(belonging to the sun). Captain of Pharaoh’s guard (Gen. 37:36; 39³⁶And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. (Genesis 37:36)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Pharaoh’s captain of the guard, to whom Joseph was sold (Gen. 37:36³⁶And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. (Genesis 37:36); Gen. 39:1¹And 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. (Genesis 39:1)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6318 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Powtiyphar

Phonic:

po-tee-far’

Meaning:

of Egyptian derivation: Potiphar, an Egyptian

KJV Usage:

Potiphar

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my affliction was broken.

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Fruit of fatness; belonging to the sun:―captain of Pharaoh’s guard [POTIPHERAH], Gen. 39:1. {Pinguis fructus}