In Parshas Vayigash (פרק מה פסוק ח), Yosef tells his brothers to tell Yaakov Avinu that
וישימני לאב לפרעה
"[G-d] made me a father to Pharaoh". Rashi comments and says that this means
לחבר ולפטרון
What does Rashi mean by these words?
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It is a bit unclear as to what Rashi means by these words however through my short research I understand him to mean that Pharaoh made Yosef like a friend (חבר) and guardian (פטרון) to Pharaoh. Jastrow defines פטרון as "a protector". Rashi is really just quoting Bereishis Rabbah 93:10.– ezraSep 1, 2019 at 6:21
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1Patron And member of council– koutySep 1, 2019 at 17:59
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@kouty - the word Patron in English has too many meanings: translate.google.com/…– Danny SchoemannSep 2, 2019 at 8:23
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Seems that every Perush and Targum has a variant on this theme. sefaria.org.il/… - no time to write it up - feel free to do so, anybody.– Danny SchoemannSep 2, 2019 at 8:27
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@DannySchoemann yes I just wanted to make a transliteration.– koutySep 2, 2019 at 12:22
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