genizah
/ɡɛˈniːzə
/noun
A room attached to a synagogue and housing damaged, discarded, or heretical texts and sacred relics.The study is based on source material preserved in Genizahs and now dispersed in libraries around the world....
- Old or damaged manuscripts or just worn manuscripts were stored in Genizahs, and were forgotten for many years.
Origin
From Hebrew gĕnīzāh, literally 'hiding place', from gānaz 'hide, set aside'.