Potiphar
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....
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And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an
officer of Pharaoh's, [and] captain of the guard....
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Potiphar (or Potifar) (Hebrew: פּוֹטִיפַר / פּוֹטִיפָר, Modern Potifar
Tiberian Pôṭîp̄ar / Pôṭîp̄ār ; Arabic: العزيز ; Egyptian
origin: p-di-p-rʿ ; "he whom Ra gave.") is a person in the
Book of Genesis's account of Joseph.
Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers, is taken to Egypt
where he is sold to Potiphar as a household slave. Potiphar
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pot'-i-far (poTiphar; compare Egyptian Potiphera (Gen 39:1
f)): A high Egyptian official who became the master of Joseph.
It is particularly mentioned that he was an Egyptian, i.e. one
of the native Egyptian officials at the Hyksos court....
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-(An officer of Pharaoh. The LXX has "eunuch" even though he
had a wife)
-Joseph's master
Ge 37:36; 39:1...
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an Egyptian name, also written Potipherah, signifies belonging
to the sun. Potiphar. with whom the history of Joseph is
connected is described as an officer of Pharaoh chief of the
executioners, an Egyptian." Ge 39:1 comp. Gene 37:36 (B.C.
1728.) He appears to have been a wealthy man. Ge 39:4-6 The
view we have of Potiphar's household is exact...
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dedicated to Ra; i.e., to the sun-god, the Egyptian to whom
the
Ishmaelites sold Joseph (Gen. 39:1). He was "captain
of the
guard", i.e., chief, probably, of the state police,
who, while
they formed part of the Egyptian army, were also
largely
employed in civil duties (37:36; marg., "chief of the
executioners"). Joseph, though a foreigner,...
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From Egyptian Pa-ti, "the given" or devoted to Par or Phar,
the (royal) house or palace. "An officer (chamberlain) of
Pharaoh, chief of the executioners," i.e. captain of the
bodyguard (KJV), who executed the king's sentences (Genesis
37:36; Genesis 39:1; 2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 39:9; Jeremiah
52:12). The prison in which he confined Joseph was ...
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