English
Potiphar
Potiphar comes from Biblical Hebrew פּוֹטִיפַר, and goes back to Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ ‘he whom Ra gave’.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEpꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ‘he whom Ra gave’
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEפּוֹטִיפַרpotifár
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Potiphar
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEpꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ‘he whom Ra gave’
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEפּוֹטִיפַרpotifár
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Potiphar
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar,…”
Every English word from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ
Today it means
name An Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ / Potiphar