Etymology

Potiphar

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Today it means: An Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh. Full definition →

Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפַר ← Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ
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  1. Egyptian · derived frompꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ“he whom Ra gave”
  2. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromפּוֹטִיפַר
  3. English todayPotiphar

From Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפַר (potifár), from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ (“he whom Ra gave”).

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