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אוֹצָר

𐤀𐤅𐤑𐤓

ʼôwtsâr

H214 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A storage place or facility, typically for valuables, supplies, provisions, or weaponry; by extension, the contents of such a place—i.e., a store of treasure, wealth, food, or weapons. Used both for literal, physical repositories and metaphorically for amassed resources (including divine resources in poetic or prophetic contexts).

Semantic Range

storehouse, armory, treasury, depository, storeroom (for valuables, food, weapons, supplies); treasure, wealth, stockpile, God's metaphoric treasures (e.g., winds, wisdom, snow)

Root / Etymology

Root: אָצַר (ʼātsar), meaning 'to store up, lay up, gather, treasure.' The noun אוֹצָר (ʼôṣār) is formed on this root and denotes that which is stored or the place of storage.

Historical & Contextual Notes

אוֹצָר appears throughout biblical literature to refer to both royal/state and private repositories, such as treasury houses (for gold, silver, or other valuables), storehouses for food or provisions (e.g., during famine or for temple use), and armories for weapons. In some contexts, particularly wisdom and prophetic literature (e.g., Psalms, Proverbs), אוֹצָר is also used in a metaphorical sense to describe non-material treasures—such as wisdom, righteousness, or supernatural phenomena (e.g., God's 'storehouses' of wind, snow, rain). The semantic range may overlap with מִסְכֵּנָה (miskenah, 'storehouse') and גְּנָזִים (g'nāzim, 'treasures, archives'), but אוֹצָר typically emphasizes the storage aspect rather than accumulation or archival. English translations like 'treasury' or 'storehouse' are generally accurate but occasionally obscure metaphorical senses or the specific nature (wealth vs. food vs. weapons) implied in context. There is occasional overlap with temple use, but the broader usage means it should not be restricted to sacred contexts. Usage persists across pre-exilic, exilic, and post-exilic periods, developing from literal storerooms of the monarchy to figurative divine reserves in later prophetic and poetic texts.

Translation Consistency

primary "storehouse" 41 occurrences

Most occurrences are rendered as storehouse/storehouses (38x) and the primary sense of אוֹצָר is a physical repository. 'Storehouse' naturally covers storeroom, treasury, and stockpile senses and works well for both literal and metaphorical uses (e.g., a storehouse of riches or resources), so it provides clear, consistent, natural English across contexts.

Alternatives (9 occurrences):
"treasuries" (3x) "treasures" (3x) "treasures of" (2x) "than treasure" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from אָצַר; a depository; armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

אצר (Etser) — to store, to treasure up, to accumulate

Root אצר to store, to treasure up, to accumulate
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H686 אָצַר they stored up
H687 אֶצֶר Stored-Up One

Word Forms

32 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H214-21 אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ otserot HNcmpc treasures storehouses of storehouses of 17
H214-18 אוֹצַ֥ר otsar HNcmsc treasury storehouse of storehouse of 5
H214-30 וְ/אֹצְר֥וֹת veotserot HC/Ncmpc and treasures and storehouses of and storehouses of 5
H214-02 בְּ/אֹצְר֖וֹת beotserot HR/Ncmpc in the treasuries in storehouses of in storehouses of 4
H214-20 אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת otsarot HNcmpa in treasures storehouses storehouses 4
H214-03 בְּ/אֹצְרֹתָֽ/י beotserotay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs in my treasuries in my storehouses in my storehouses 3
H214-07 הָ/אוֹצָ֔ר haotsar HTd/Ncmsa of the treasury the storehouse the storehouse 3
H214-12 לְ/אוֹצַ֣ר leotsar HR/Ncmsc to the treasury to a storehouse of to a storehouse of 3
H214-17 מֵ/אֹצְרֹתָֽי/ו meotserotayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms from-his-treasuries from his storehouses from his storehouses 3
H214-19 אוֹצָר֨/וֹ otsaro HNcmsc/Sp3ms His armory his storehouse his storehouse 3

Occurrences in Scripture

79 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H214-19 Deuteronomy 28:12 אוֹצָר֨/וֹ otsaro HNcmsc/Sp3ms His treasury his storehouse his storehouse
H214-03 Deuteronomy 32:34 בְּ/אוֹצְרֹתָֽ/י beotserotay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs in my treasuries in my storehouses in my storehouses
H214-18 Joshua 6:19 אוֹצַ֥ר otsar HNcmsc treasury storehouse of storehouse of
H214-18 Joshua 6:24 אוֹצַ֥ר otsar HNcmsc treasury storehouse of storehouse of
H214-02 1 Kings 7:51 בְּ/אֹצְר֖וֹת beotserot HR/Ncmpc in the treasuries in storehouses of in storehouses of
H214-21 1 Kings 14:26 אֹצְר֣וֹת otserot HNcmpc treasuries storehouses of storehouses of
H214-21 1 Kings 14:26 אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ otserot-2 HNcmpc treasuries storehouses of storehouses of
H214-02 1 Kings 15:18 בְּ/אוֹצְר֣וֹת beotserot HR/Ncmpc in treasuries in storehouses of in storehouses of
H214-21 1 Kings 15:18 אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ otserot HNcmpc treasuries storehouses of storehouses of
H214-02 2 Kings 12:19 בְּ/אֹצְר֥וֹת beotserot HR/Ncmpc in the treasuries in storehouses of in storehouses of
H214-26 2 Kings 14:14 וּ/בְ/אֹֽצְרוֹת֙ uveotserot HC/R/Ncmpc and in the treasuries and in storehouses of and in storehouses of
H214-26 2 Kings 16:8 וּ/בְ/אֹֽצְר֖וֹת uveotserot HC/R/Ncmpc and in the treasuries and in storehouses of and in storehouses of
H214-26 2 Kings 18:15 וּ/בְ/אֹצְר֖וֹת uveotserot HC/R/Ncmpc and in the treasuries and in storehouses of and in storehouses of
H214-04 2 Kings 20:13 בְּ/אֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑י/ו beotserotayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms in his treasuries in his storehouses in his storehouses
H214-03 2 Kings 20:15 בְּ/אֹצְרֹתָֽ/י beotserotay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs among my treasures in my storehouses in my storehouses
H214-21 2 Kings 24:13 אוֹצְרוֹת֙ otserot HNcmpc the treasures storehouses of treasures of
H214-30 2 Kings 24:13 וְ/אֽוֹצְר֖וֹת veotserot HC/Ncmpc and the treasures and storehouses of and storehouses of
H214-14 Isaiah 2:7 לְ/אֹצְרֹתָ֑י/ו leotserotayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms to-his-treasuries to his storehouses to his treasuries
H214-22 Isaiah 30:6 אֽוֹצְרֹתָ֔/ם otserotam HNcmpc/Sp3mp their treasures their storehouses their storehouses
H214-19 Isaiah 33:6 אוֹצָרֽ/וֹ otsaro HNcmsc/Sp3ms his treasure his storehouse his storehouse
H214-04 Isaiah 39:2 בְּ/אֹֽצְרֹתָ֑י/ו beotserotayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms in his treasuries in his storehouses in his storehouses
H214-03 Isaiah 39:4 בְּ/אוֹצְרֹתָֽ/י beotserotay HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs in my treasuries in my storehouses in my storehouses
H214-21 Isaiah 45:3 אוֹצְר֣וֹת otserot HNcmpc treasures storehouses of storehouses of
H214-17 Jeremiah 10:13 מֵ/אֹצְרֹתָֽי/ו meotserotayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms from-his-storehouses from his storehouses from his storehouses
H214-32 Jeremiah 15:13 וְ/אוֹצְרוֹתֶ֛י/ךָ veotseroteykha HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms and your treasures and your storehouses and your treasures
H214-24 Jeremiah 17:3 אוֹצְרוֹתֶ֖י/ךָ otseroteykha HNcmpc/Sp2ms your treasures your storehouses your treasures
H214-21 Jeremiah 20:5 אוֹצְר֜וֹת otserot HNcmpc treasures storehouses of storehouses of
H214-07 Jeremiah 38:11 הָ/אוֹצָ֔ר haotsar HTd/Ncmsa the treasury the storehouse the storehouse
H214-27 Jeremiah 48:7 וּ/בְ/א֣וֹצְרוֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ uveotserotayikhe HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp2fs and in your treasures and in your storehouses and in your treasures
H214-05 Jeremiah 49:4 בְּ/אֹ֣צְרֹתֶ֔י/הָ beotseroteyha HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs in her treasures in her storehouses in her storehouses
H214-19 Jeremiah 50:25 א֣וֹצָר֔/וֹ otsaro HNcmsc/Sp3ms His armory his storehouse his storehouse
H214-23 Jeremiah 50:37 אוֹצְרֹתֶ֖י/הָ otseroteyha HNcmpc/Sp3fs her treasuries her storehouses her treasuries
H214-20 Jeremiah 51:13 אֽוֹצָרֹ֑ת otsarot HNcmpa in treasures storehouses storehouses
H214-17 Jeremiah 51:16 מֵ/אֹצְרֹתָֽי/ו meotserotayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms from-his-treasuries from his storehouses from his storehouses
H214-06 Ezekiel 28:4 בְּ/אוֹצְרוֹתֶֽי/ךָ beotseroteykha HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms in your treasuries in your storehouses in your treasuries
H214-18 Hosea 13:15 אוֹצַ֖ר otsar HNcmsc treasury storehouse of storehouse of
H214-20 Joel 1:17 אֹֽצָר֔וֹת otsarot HNcmpa the storehouses storehouses storehouses
H214-21 Micah 6:10 אֹצְר֖וֹת otserot HNcmpc treasures storehouses of treasures of
H214-07 Malachi 3:10 הָ/אוֹצָ֗ר haotsar HTd/Ncmsa storehouse the storehouse the storehouse
H214-01 Psalms 33:7 בְּ/אֹצָר֣וֹת beotsarot HR/Ncmpa in storehouses in storehouses in storehouses
H214-17 Psalms 135:7 מֵ/אֽוֹצְרוֹתָֽי/ו meotserotayv HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms from-his-treasuries from his storehouses from his storehouses
H214-31 Proverbs 8:21 וְ/אֹצְרֹ֖תֵי/הֶ֣ם veotseroteyhem HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp and their treasuries and their storehouses and their storehouses
H214-21 Proverbs 10:2 אוֹצְר֣וֹת otserot HNcmpc treasures storehouses of storehouses of
H214-15 Proverbs 15:16 מֵ/אוֹצָ֥ר meotsar HR/Ncmsa than treasure from a storehouse than treasure
H214-20 Proverbs 21:6 א֭וֹצָרוֹת otsarot HNcmpa treasures storehouses storehouses
H214-18 Proverbs 21:20 אוֹצָ֤ר otsar HNcmsa treasure storehouse of storehouse of
H214-21 Job 38:22 אֹצְר֣וֹת otserot HNcmpc storehouses storehouses of storehouses of
H214-30 Job 38:22 וְ/אֹצְר֖וֹת veotserot HC/Ncmpc or storehouses and storehouses of and storehouses of
H214-18 Daniel 1:2 אוֹצַ֥ר otsar HNcmsc treasury storehouse of storehouse of
H214-12 Ezra 2:69 לְ/אוֹצַ֣ר leotsar HR/Ncmsc to the treasury to a storehouse of to a storehouse of
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