Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(belonging to the sun). Captain of Pharaoh’s guard (Gen. 37:36; 39).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Pharaoh’s captain of the guard, to whom Joseph was sold (Gen. 37:36; Gen. 39:1).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
Powtiyphar
Meaning:
of Egyptian derivation: Potiphar, an Egyptian
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}