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Hebrew
Etymology
Passive participle of גָּנַז (ganáz).
Adjective
גָּנוּז • (ganúz) (feminine גְּנוּזָה, masculine plural גְּנוּזִים, feminine plural גְּנוּזוֹת)
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a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Yoma 54a:וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים אָרוֹן בְּלִשְׁכַּת דִּיר הָעֵצִים הָיָה גָּנוּז.- va-ḥakhamím omrím arón b-lishkát dir ha-ʿetzím hayáh ganúz
- and sages say the Ark of the Covenant is hidden in the Chamber of Wood Storage