Hebrew word · H6319

פּוֹטִי פֶ֫רַע

poti

Potiphera

Appears 6 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.45;

father of: Asenath (H0621)

§ Poti-pherah = "he whom the Ra gave"

an Egyptian, priest of On, father of Asenath, the wife whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 6

  1. Genesis 41:45 פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֛רַע Poti-, -phera

    Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

  2. Genesis 41:50 פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֖רַע Poti-, -phera

    Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

  3. Genesis 46:20 פּ֥וֹטִי פֶ֖רַע Poti-, -phera

    Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.