genizah

/ (ɡɛˈniːzə) /


nounplural genizahs or genizoth (ɡɛˈniːzəθ)
  1. Judaism a repository (usually in a synagogue) for books and other sacred objects which can no longer be used but which may not be destroyed

Origin of genizah

1
C19: from Hebrew, literally: a hiding place, from gānaz to hide, set aside

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