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      • TREASURE (אﯴצָר, H238, treasure, storehouse, prized possessions hidden away for safe-keeping [Deut 28:12]; גְּנִיזִין, treasures kept in the king’s palace or a rich man’s storehouse; חֹ֫סֶן, H2890, wealth and precious possessions kept hidden in a man’s house [Exod 22:25; Prov 15:6]; מִכְמַנִּים, treasures, storehouse in the king’s palace, royal treasure house [Dan 11:43]; מִסְכְּנﯴת, H5016, treasure cities, such as were built by Israel for Pharaoh in Egypt [Exod 1:11]; θησαυρός, G2565, a man’s...
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  1. Definition: Treasure, storehouse, treasury Meaning: a depository. Word Origin: Derived from the root אָצַר (atsar), meaning "to store up" or "to treasure." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2344 (thesauros): Often translated as "treasure" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar concept of stored wealth or valuable resources.

  2. Meaning: diligently. Word Origin: Of uncertain origin. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "osparna," the concept of a treasury is captured in Greek by words such as "θησαυρός" (thēsauros), which also means treasure or storehouse (e.g., Matthew 6:19-21).

  3. Meaning: treasure, a coffer. Word Origin: Derived from a root that implies storing or hiding. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament is "θησαυρός" (thēsauros), Strong's Greek #2344, which also means treasure or storehouse.

  4. "treasure," genaz (Aramaic) or genez (Hebrew), usually meaning "the thing stored"; translated "treasures" in Ezra 6:1, but in 5:17 and 7:20 translated "treasure-house": "search made in the king's treasure-house."

  5. 1. Treasure. The English word "treasure" has in the Old Testament at least five somewhat distinct meanings as expressed in the words: "treasure," genaz (Aramaic) or genez (Hebrew), usually meaning "the thing stored"; translated "treasures" in Ezr 6:1, but in 5:17 and 7:20 translated "treasure-house": "search made in the king's treasure-house."

  6. This meaning is demonstrated both by Ben Sira 46:19 which paraphrases i Samuel 12:3, by juxtaposing the Hebrew word kofer, "gift," with the word naʿalayim, and by Targum Jonathan which translates naʿalayim in Amos 2:6 and 8:6 by a form of the word ḥosen, "treasure" (see above).

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  8. TREASURE (אﯴצָר, H238, treasure, storehouse, prized possessions hidden away for safe-keeping ; גְּנִיזִין, treasures kept in the king’s palace or a rich man’s storehouse; חֹ֫סֶן, H2890, wealth and precious possessions kept hidden in a man’s house [Exod 22:25; Prov 15:6]; מִכְמַנִּים, treasures, storehouse ...