1595. genez
Berean Strong's Lexicon
genez: Treasure, Storehouse

Original Word: גֵּנֵז
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: genez
Pronunciation: geh-nez
Phonetic Spelling: (gheh'-nez)
Definition: Treasure, Storehouse
Meaning: treasure, a coffer

Word Origin: Derived from a root that implies storing or hiding.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is "θησαυρός" (thēsauros), Strong's Greek #2344, which also means treasure or storehouse.

Usage: The Hebrew word "genez" refers to a place where valuable items are stored or hidden. It conveys the idea of a repository or a treasury, often used in the context of storing wealth or precious items. In the biblical context, it can also imply the hidden or secret nature of these treasures.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, treasuries were significant as they held the wealth of a kingdom or a household. These storehouses were often well-guarded and located in secure places to protect against theft and invasion. The concept of a treasury was not only physical but also metaphorical, representing the wealth and prosperity of a nation or individual. In Israel, the temple had its own treasury where offerings and valuable items were kept.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
treasury, perhaps chests
NASB Translation
carpets (1), treasuries (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[גְּנָזִים] noun [masculine] plural

1 chests (?);

2 treasury — only plural constructגִּנְזֵי; — 1 perhaps chests of variegated cloth בְּרֹמִים ׳ג Ezekiel 27:24 so Thes AV RV; Sm Co and others cloths, carpets, Ew Taschen. 2 treasury (Late Hebrew גֶּנֶז, Aramaic גִּנְזָא, גְּנִיז, Biblical Aramaic construct plural גִּנְזֵי; Persian loan-word from treasure? compare Vullersii.1032 LagGes.Abh.27); גִּנְזֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ Esther 3:9; Esther 4:7.

[גְּנַז] noun masculineEzra 6:1 treasure (ᵑ7; see Biblical Hebrew [ גְּנָזִים], below גנז); — plural emphatic גִּנְזִיָּא treasures Ezra 6:1, דִּי מַלְכָּא בֵּית ׳ג Ezra 5:17, construct בֵּית גִּנְזֵי מִלְכָּא Ezra 7:20.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
chest, treasury

From an unused root meaning to store; treasure; by implication, a coffer -- chest, treasury.

Forms and Transliterations
גִּנְזֵ֥י גנזי וּבְגִנְזֵ֖י ובגנזי gin·zê ginzê ginZei ū·ḇə·ḡin·zê ūḇəḡinzê uveginZei
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Esther 3:9
HEB: לְהָבִ֖יא אֶל־ גִּנְזֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
NAS: to put into the king's treasuries.
KJV: [it] into the king's treasuries.
INT: to put into treasuries to the king

Esther 4:7
HEB: לִ֠שְׁקוֹל עַל־ גִּנְזֵ֥י הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ [בַּיְּהוּדִיִּים
NAS: to the king's treasuries for the destruction
KJV: to the king's treasuries for the Jews,
INT: to pay and treasuries to the king's Jew

Ezekiel 27:24
HEB: תְּכֵ֣לֶת וְרִקְמָ֔ה וּבְגִנְזֵ֖י בְּרֹמִ֑ים בַּחֲבָלִ֧ים
NAS: and embroidered work, and in carpets of many colors
KJV: and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel,
INT: of blue and embroidered carpets of many cords

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1595
3 Occurrences


gin·zê — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḡin·zê — 1 Occ.
















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