גְּנַז
genaz · treasure
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H1596 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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genaz (גְּנַז) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “treasure”.
(Aramaic). "The house of the treasures" was the place where the goods and documents of the king were kept.
How to say it
ge·naz
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The king's riches; the house where they were kept.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Ezra 5:17
And now, if to the king it seems good, let it be investigated in the house of the treasures of the king there in Babylon, whether it is so that by Cyrus the king an order was given to build that house of Elah in Jerusalem; and let the will of the king concerning this be sent to us.”
- Ezra 6:1
Then Darius the king gave an order, and they investigated in the house of the books where the treasures were deposited there in Babylon.
- Ezra 7:20
And the rest of what is needed for the house of your Elah, which falls to you to give, you shall give from the house of the treasures of the king.