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      • Usage: The Hebrew word "otsar" primarily refers to a place where valuable items are stored, such as a treasury or storehouse. It can also denote the treasures themselves. In the biblical context, "otsar" is often used to describe the wealth and resources of a king or nation, as well as the spiritual treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  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. Apr 24, 2020 · The English word "treasury" is translated from the Heb. "אוֹצָר", "otsar". (Strong's Heb. 214). The definition is treasure, store, treasury, 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. 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.

  6. 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."

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  8. 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).