On
on is used as the place named in Potiphera's title in the accounts of Asenath and Joseph's sons.
The attested forms identify the place named in Potiphera's title, repeated in the accounts of Asenath, Joseph, and the birth of Manasseh and Ephraim.
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Place named in Potiphera's title · dominant
All three forms are tagged Noun · Proper and occur in the phrase naming Potiphera as priest of this place. In Genesis 41:45 the APB renders the clause "Potiphera priest of On" when Pharaoh gives Asenath to Joseph; Genesis 41:50 and Genesis 46:20 repeat the same designation while describing Asenath bearing Joseph's sons.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term consistently in the title "priest of On" in all three verses. This identifies the clause in which the proper noun occurs rather than assigning a separate English definition.