פּוֹטִי פֶרַעPôwṭîy Pheraʻ
proper name, masculine: priest of On, Joseph's father-in-law (Genesis 41:45; Genesis 41:50; Genesis 46:20)
Pronunciation: po-tee feh'-rah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6319
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 41:45 Then Pharaoh gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, Zaphenath-paneah. He also gave him a wife, whose name was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. So Joseph took charge of the entire land of Egypt.
- Genesis 41:50 During this time, before the first of the famine years, two sons were born to Joseph and his wife, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.
- Genesis 46:20 Joseph’s sons, born in the land of Egypt, were Manasseh and Ephraim. Their mother was Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).