genizah
/ (ɡɛˈniːzə) /
noun plural genizahs or genizoth (ɡɛˈniːzəθ)
Judaism
a repository (usually in a synagogue) for books and other sacred objects which can no longer be used but which may not be destroyed
Word Origin for genizah
C19: from Hebrew, literally: a hiding place, from
gānaz to hide, set aside