Genaz גְּנַז
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| גְּנַז | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | genaz |
| Strong's number | H1596 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | treasure |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Genaz (Aramaic גְּנַז, Strong's H1596) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “treasure”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
treasure
Aramaic of ge.nez (גְּנָזִים "treasury" H1595)
Aramaic of ge.nez (גְּנָזִים "treasury" H1595)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | treasure (2), treasures (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | treasury (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Genaz, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 5:17Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king’s treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.Now, therefore, if it pleases the king, let a search be made of the royal archives in Babylon to see if King Cyrus did indeed issue a decree to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send us his decision in this matter.
- Ezra 6:1Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon.
- Ezra 7:20And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king’s treasure house.And if anything else is needed for the house of your God that you may have occasion to supply, you may pay for it from the royal treasury.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).