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New page: '''Potiphar''' (or '''Potifar''') (Hebrew: '''פּוֹטִיפַר ''' ; Egyptian: '''p-di-p-rʿ''' ; "the one whom Ra gave") was an Egyptian court official and chief of ...
'''Potiphar''' (or '''Potifar''') ([[Hebrew]]: '''פּוֹטִיפַר ''' ; [[Egypt|Egyptian]]: '''p-di-p-rʿ''' ; "the one whom [[Ra]] gave") was an Egyptian court official and chief of Pharoah's bodyguard. He was [[Joseph (Biblical Ruler)|Joseph's]] master for a time, and was a man of considerable wealth.<ref>Gen. 37:36; 39:4</ref> His title, "court official" translatesw the Hebrew word ''sa•ris΄'', literally meaning "eunuch", but which in its broader usage meant a chamberlain, courtier or trusted officer of the throne.
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