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pōṭī feraʿ פּוֹטִי פֶ֫רַע ‘Potiphera’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: of Egyptian origin

pōṭī feraʿ pr n m pers
Poti-pherah = "he whom the Ra gave"
1) an Egyptian, priest of On, father of Asenath, the wife whom Pharaoh gave to Joseph

Mentioned in Genesis 41:45, 41:50, 46:20

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