English

Alternative spellings
geniza

Etymology
Hebrew "hiding-place".

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�z�|-i�z�

Noun
genizah (plural: genizoth)

1. A storeroom located in or by a synagogue where are kept sacred Hebrew books that cannot be used (through damage or heretical teachings), but which cannot be discarded because they contain God's name.

#: The Cairo Genizah was discovered in 1896

• 2006-08-02 07:07 - ScsRhymeBot - edited by robot: added English rhyme

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