גנז

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גנז

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From the root ג־נ־ז (g-n-z), probably from Persian گنج (ganj, “treasure”, noun); compare Classical Syriac ܓܙܐ (gazzā) and Arabic كنز (kanz).

verb גָּנַז · ganáz · יגנוז · יִגְנֹז · גָּנוּז · לגנוז

construction pa'al to shelve, to store וְהוּא הָיָה נִקְרָא בֵּית הַחֲלִיפוֹת, שֶׁשָּׁם גּוֹנְזִים אֶת הַסַּכִּינִים.
construction pa'al to suppress (a book) as heretical בַּקְּשׁוּ חֲכָמִים לִגְנֹז סֵפֶר קֹהֶלֶת מִפְּנֵי שֶׁדְּבָרָיו סוֹתְרִין זֶה אֶת זֶה.

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shelve to place (something) in a certain location

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גנז. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%96

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"גנז." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%96.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {גנז},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%92%D7%A0%D7%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}