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Noun: genizah
  1. A storeroom located in or by a synagogue for keeping books cannot be used (e.g. because damaged or heretical teachings), but which cannot be discarded because they contain God's name
    "The Cairo Genizah yielded a treasure trove of medieval Jewish manuscripts"

Derived forms: genizahs

Encyclopedia: Genizah