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Where does “גְּנִיזָה” come from?

גְּנִיזָה (Hebrew) comes from Old Persian ganza-, from Old Median ganza- — treasure; depository; treasure.

גְּנִיזָה (Hebrew): archiving, preservation, storage; hiding; genizah

Definitions

  1. archiving, preservation, storage; hiding; genizah

Ancestry of “גְּנִיזָה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persianganza-—
2Old Medianganza-treasure; depository; treasure

Words derived from “גְּנִיזָה”

  • genizah
Every word from Old Median ganza- →