Potiphar

[ pot-uh-fer ]

/ ˈpɒt ə fər /

the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.

Example sentences from the Web for potiphar

It was not only Mrs. Potiphar that persisted, but the spirit of the age and of the country.

The Potiphar Papers |George William Curtis
Mrs. Potiphar in a prie-dieu is like that blue morocco Comus in your library.

The Potiphar Papers |George William Curtis
Everybody was unhappy at Mrs. Potiphar's, save a few girls and boys, who danced violently all the evening.

The Potiphar Papers |George William Curtis
In the next we find Potiphar's wife, Joseph's downfall, and the two dreaming officials.

A Wanderer in Venice |E.V. Lucas

We bundled on board, and as soon as he could get to the office Mr. Potiphar asked for the keys of his rooms.

The Potiphar Papers |George William Curtis

Potiphar

/ (ˈpɒtɪfə) /

Old Testament one of Pharaoh's officers, who bought Joseph as a slave (Genesis 37:36)