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genizahnoun
A storeroom located in or by a synagogue where are kept sacred Hebrew books that cannot be used (through damage or heretical teachings), but which cannot be discarded because they contain God's name.
The Cairo Genizah was discovered in 1896
Etymology: Hebrew "hiding-place".
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Genizah
A genizah (; Hebrew: גניזה, lit. 'storage', also geniza; plural: genizot[h] or genizahs) is a storage area in a Jewish synagogue or cemetery designated for the temporary storage of worn-out Hebrew-language books and papers on religious topics prior to proper cemetery burial.
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Genizah
A genizah is the store-room or depository in a Jewish synagogue, usually specifically for worn-out Hebrew-language books and papers on religious topics that were stored there before they could receive a proper cemetery burial, it being forbidden to throw away writings containing the name of God. In practice, genizot also contained writings of a secular nature, with or without the customary opening invocation, and also contained writings in other Jewish languages that use the Hebrew alphabet. This custom also included the periodic solemn gathering of the contents of the geniza, which were then buried in the cemetery or "bet ḥayyim." Synagogues in Jerusalem buried the contents of their genizot every seventh year, as well as during a year of drought, believing that this would bring rain. This custom is associated with the far older practice of burying a great or good man with a "sefer" which has become "pasul". In Morocco, in Algiers, in Turkey, and even in Egypt, such paper-interments had been practiced.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of genizah in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of genizah in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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