Genizah

noun

/ɡɛˈniːzə/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

"The Cairo Genizah was discovered in 1896."

Synonyms

geniza mezuzah gehinnom gehenna shemira mazzebah yizkor tzedakah machzor hashkabah gemach halutza

Rhymes With

antennas a

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