genizah

发音

UK /ɡɛˈniːzə/
其它
US /ɡɛˈnizə/

词形变化

genizahs 复数 genizahs genizot genizoth genizot 复数 genizoth 复数

别名

geniza

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A depository where sacred Hebrew books or other sacred items that by Jewish law cannot be disposed of are kept before they can be properly buried in a cemetery.

    法律

    The Cairo Genizah was discovered in 1896.

词源

From Hebrew גְּנִיזָה (g'nizá, “archiving, preservation, storage; hiding; genizah”) (plural גְּנִיזוֹת (g'nizót)), from Old Persian *ganzam, from Old Median *ganǰam (“depository; treasure”).

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