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Potiphar
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Pot·i·phar  (pt-fr)
n.
In the Bible, an officer of the Pharaoh who bought Joseph as a slave and later imprisoned him when Potiphar's wife falsely accused Joseph of rape.

[Hebrew îpar, from Egyptian p-di-p-r', the one whom Ra gave : p-, definite article + di, whom he gave + r', Ra.]

Potiphar [ˈpɒtɪfə]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament one of Pharaoh's officers, who bought Joseph as a slave (Genesis 37:36)


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For Potiphar's wife, the woman who tries to seduce Joseph (of the "Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" fame), Kelley dons a Southern belle accent straight out of "A Streetcar Named Desire.
A major downward shift in his quality of life follows when he is thrown into an Egyptian prison after being falsely accused of rape by Potiphar's wife.
She compares the text linguistically with others from the same time, noting resemblances to universal myths and the biblical story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife.
 
 
 
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