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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.
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.
אָסְפַּרְנָא (osparna) -- Treasure, storehouse. 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).
In Esther 3:9; 4:7 the Hebrew form is translated "treasury," as is ganzakh in 1 Chronicles 28:11. 2. Storehouse: "Storehouse," not the thing stored but the place of storage; 'otsar means depository, cellar, garner, armory, store or treasure-house.
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 ...
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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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).
