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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1596. גִּנְזֵי (genaz) -- To hide, store, treasure up</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1596.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/5-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1596.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1596</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1595.htm" title="1595">◄</a> 1596. genaz <a href="../hebrew/1597.htm" title="1597">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">genaz: To hide, store, treasure up</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">גְּנַז</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>gnaz<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>geh-naz<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ghen-az')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To hide, store, treasure up<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>treasure<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent concept can be found in Strong's Greek entries such as G2344 (θησαυρός, thesauros), which means "treasure" or "storehouse."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "genaz" primarily means to hide or store something away, often with the connotation of treasuring or preserving it for future use. It implies a deliberate act of concealing something valuable or important, ensuring its protection and safekeeping.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the act of hiding or storing treasures was a common practice. People would often hide their valuables in the ground or in secret places to protect them from theft or during times of war. This practice is reflected in various biblical narratives and parables, illustrating the importance of safeguarding what is precious.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/1595.htm">genez</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a treasure<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>treasure (1), treasures (1), treasury (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>treasure <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/1595.htm">genez</a>; treasure -- treasure. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1595.htm">genez</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>גִּנְזֵ֥י גִּנְזַיָּ֜א גִנְזַיָּ֛א גנזי גנזיא gin·zay·yā ḡin·zay·yā gin·zê ginzaiYa ginzayyā ḡinzayyā ginzê ginZei<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 5:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִ֠תְבַּקַּר בְּבֵ֨ית <b> גִּנְזַיָּ֜א </b> דִּי־ מַלְכָּ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the king's <span class="itali">treasure</span> house,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> made in the king's <span class="itali">treasure</span> house,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A search house <span class="itali">treasure</span> which the king's<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 6:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">סִפְרַיָּ֗א דִּ֧י <b> גִנְזַיָּ֛א </b> מְהַחֲתִ֥ין תַּמָּ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> where <span class="itali">the treasures</span> were stored<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> where <span class="itali">the treasures</span> were laid up<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the rolls forasmuch <span class="itali">the treasures</span> were stored where<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִן־ בֵּ֖ית <b> גִּנְזֵ֥י </b> מַלְכָּֽא׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [for it] from the royal <span class="itali">treasury.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it] out of the king's <span class="itali">treasure</span> house.<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the house <span class="itali">treasury</span> the royal<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1596.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1596.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1596<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ginzaiya_1596.htm">gin·zay·yā — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ginzei_1596.htm">gin·zê — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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