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גִּנְזָה‏ n.m. treasure

treasure OfA^Eg, OfA^Per, Syr, BabMBK, Man. treasure chamber, treasury OfA^Eg, JLAtg, Syr, JBA, LJLA. TgJ 1Sam25:29 : וֻתהֵי נַפשָא דְרִבוֹנִי גְנִיזָא בִגנָז חַיֵי עָלְמָא‏ my lord's soul shall be stored in the treasure chamber of eternal life †. TgJ 1Sam28:19tos : ומחר את ובנך גביי בגניז חיי עלמא‏ . TgEsth³08:2 : ושוית אסתר ית מרדכי רבן וסרכן על גניזה דהמן‏ Esther made Mordecai chief and commander over Haman's treasury. pl. : royal archives : see s.v. byt gnzyn BA^Ezra.

hidden place LJLA. TgJob24:16 : ביממא מתחתמין להון בגנזיא לא ידעו נהורא‏ sealed up during the daytime in hidden places that have not known the light.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJBA: 273b; Jastrow: 258; Levy Ch-W: 1:148; DNWSI: 229;

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Derivatives:

byt gnzyn (bēṯ ginzīn) n.m. treasury

gnz vb. a/ to hide

gnyz (gnīz) adj. hidden, concealed