Potiphar

Egyptian official who bought Joseph as a slave

A written article for Potiphar is still to come. Below and alongside: where Potiphar appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1800 BC
    1700 BC
  • Potiphar
    c. 1750 BC

Original word

  • פּוֹטִיפַר potiphar
    H6318
Citations
“Potiphar.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Potiphar appears in Scripture

Genesis 37

וְהַמְּדָנִים מָֽכְרוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל-מִצְרָיִם לְפֽוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִֽים׃
36
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

Genesis 39

וְיוֹסֵף הוּרַד מִצְרָיְמָה וַיִּקְנֵהוּ פּֽוֹטִיפַר סְרִיס פַּרְעֹה שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים אִישׁ מִצְרִי מִיַּד הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים אֲשֶׁר הֽוֹרִדֻהוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃
1
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.