gəˌnēˈzä, -ˈnēzə noun
( plural geni·zoth or geni·zot -ˌnēˈzōt(h), -ˈnēˌzōs ; or genizahs )
Etymology: Hebrew gĕnīzāh
1. : a storeroom or repository in a synagogue used for discarded, damaged, or defective books and papers and sacred objects
valuable old manuscripts found in the genizah at Cairo
2. : the contents of a genizah