genizah
ge·ni·zah/ɡɛˈnizə/noun
genizah is spelled G-E-N-I-Z-A-H: 7 letters and 3 syllables (ge·ni·zah). It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, genizah means “A depository where sacred Hebrew books or other sacred items that by Jewish law cannot be disposed of are kept before they can be properly buried in…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of genizah is genizahs or genizot.
How many letters and syllables are in genizah?
| Letters | 7: G-E-N-I-Z-A-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ge·ni·zah |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is genizah?
Genizah appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce genizah?
- UK /ɡɛˈniːzə/
- US /ɡɛˈnizə/
Genizah has 3 syllables, split ge·ni·zah in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-genizah.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with genizah?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as genizah from its last stressed vowel (/izə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of genizah
- genizahs plural
- genizot plural
- genizoth plural
- geniza
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does genizah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A depository where sacred Hebrew books or other sacred items that by Jewish law cannot be disposed of are kept before they can be properly buried in a cemetery.
The Cairo Genizah was discovered in 1896.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Genizah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense depository where sacred Hebrew books, etc., are kept before being buried in a ce:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gueniza |
| German | Geniza |
| Portuguese | genizah |
| Spanish | geniza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does genizah come from?
From Hebrew גְּנִיזָה (g'nizá, “archiving, preservation, storage; hiding; genizah”) (plural גְּנִיזוֹת (g'nizót)), from Old Persian *ganzam, from Old Median *ganǰam (“depository; treasure”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).