ʿAzīz Miṣr (lit., "the mighty one of Egypt") is the most common Arabic name for the Biblical Potiphar. The name is based on the title al-ʿazīz ("the mighty one") given in the Qurʾān to the person who bought the prophet Joseph (Q 12:30, 51). He is mentioned in the Qurʾān (12:21) as the one "that bought him, being from Egypt" and entrusted him to his wife, telling her to "treat him hospitably" (Q 12:21). Joseph rose to a high-ranking position. His brothers came to Egypt