Genizah in Hebrew is גְּנִיזָה (g'nizá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
גְּנִיזָה
g'nizá
noun · feminine
In English
genizah
/ɡɛˈniːzə/ /ɡɛˈnizə/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for genizah as a noun.
depository where sacred Hebrew books, etc., are kept before being buried in a cemetery
- גְּנִיזָהגניזהg'nizáfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word גְּנִיזָה.
- Written with vowel points
- גְּנִיזָה
- Written without vowel points
- גניזה
- Said
- g'nizá
- Plural
- גְּנִיזוֹת
- Its meanings in English
- genizah, archiving, storage, preservation, hiding, shelving
These words come before and after genizah in the list.
These are the questions people ask about genizah in Hebrew.
How do you say genizah in Hebrew?
genizah in Hebrew is גְּנִיזָה, said g'nizá. Without vowel points it is written גניזה. Its plural is גְּנִיזוֹת.
Is גניזה masculine or feminine?
The word גניזה is feminine.
What else does גניזה mean in English?
Besides genizah, גניזה can mean archiving, storage, preservation, hiding and shelving.
How is genizah pronounced in English?
genizah is pronounced /ɡɛˈniːzə/, /ɡɛˈnizə/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry genizah and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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