What does אוֹצָר (otsar) mean in the Bible?
אוֹצָר (otsar): Secured place where valuables or provisions are stored; emphasizes protection and organized containment
Hebrew · H214
אוֹצָר
A depository
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אוֹצָר H214
Pronunciation otsar
What does אוֹצָר (otsar) mean in the Bible?
אוֹצָר (otsar): Secured place where valuables or provisions are stored; emphasizes protection and organized containment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H214?
The BSB source-word alignment has 79 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the treasures (6), in the treasuries (5), - (4), the storehouses (4), the treasuries (4).
Where does אוֹצָר (otsar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (13), Jeremiah (11), 2 Chronicles (10), 2 Kings (8).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the treasures 6× 1 Kings 14:26, 2 Kings 24:13, 2 Chronicles 12:9, Isaiah 45:3
in the treasuries 5× 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 15:18, 2 Kings 12:18, 2 Chronicles 5:1
- 4× 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 15:18, 2 Chronicles 12:9, 2 Chronicles 36:18
the storehouses 4× 1 Chronicles 27:25, Job 38:22, Joel 1:17
the treasuries 4× 1 Chronicles 26:20, 1 Chronicles 26:22, 1 Chronicles 26:24, 1 Chronicles 26:26
to the treasury 4× 1 Chronicles 29:8, Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:70, Nehemiah 7:71
and in the treasuries 3× 2 Kings 14:14, 2 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 18:15
from His storehouses 3× Psalms 135:7, Jeremiah 10:13, Jeremiah 51:16
. . . 2× Nehemiah 10:38, Malachi 3:10
[and] 2× 2 Kings 24:13, 1 Chronicles 28:12
among my treasures 2× 2 Kings 20:15, Isaiah 39:4
and the treasuries 2× 1 Chronicles 9:26, 1 Chronicles 26:20
in his storehouses 2× 2 Kings 20:13, Isaiah 39:2
treasures 2× Proverbs 10:2, Proverbs 21:20
a fortune 1× Proverbs 21:6
and the treasures 1× 2 Chronicles 36:18
and their treasures 1× Isaiah 30:6
and treasures 1× Jeremiah 48:7
and your treasures 1× Jeremiah 15:13
for the treasuries 1× 1 Chronicles 28:12
for your treasuries 1× Ezekiel 28:4
from the treasuries 1× 2 Chronicles 16:2
her treasuries 1× Jeremiah 50:37
His armory 1× Jeremiah 50:25
his treasury 1× Hosea 13:15
in the treasury 1× Daniel 1:2
in treasures 1× Jeremiah 51:13
in your riches [and say] 1× Jeremiah 49:4
including that of the treasuries 1× 2 Chronicles 8:15
into storehouses 1× Psalms 33:7
into the storerooms 1× Nehemiah 13:12
into the treasury 1× Joshua 6:24
is [Zion’s] treasure 1× Isaiah 33:6
storehouse 1× Deuteronomy 28:12
storehouses 1× 1 Chronicles 27:25
that housed the supplies 1× Nehemiah 12:44
the storehouse 1× Jeremiah 38:11
the storerooms 1× Nehemiah 13:13
the stores 1× 1 Chronicles 27:28
their treasuries {full} 1× Proverbs 8:21
to their treasures 1× Isaiah 2:7
treasure 1× Proverbs 15:16
treasuries 1× 2 Chronicles 32:27
treasury 1× Joshua 6:19
vats 1× 1 Chronicles 27:27
vaults 1× Deuteronomy 32:34
with supplies 1× 2 Chronicles 11:11
your treasures 1× Jeremiah 17:3
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:12 אוֹצָר֨וֹ to storehouse Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:34 בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃ to vaults Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Joshua 6:19 אוֹצַ֥ר to treasury Noun - masculine singular construct Joshua 6:24 אוֹצַ֥ר to into the treasury Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 7:51 בְּאֹצְר֖וֹת to in the treasuries Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 14:26 אֹצְר֣וֹת to the treasures Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 14:26 אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ to - Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 15:18 בְּאוֹצְר֣וֹת to in the treasuries Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Kings 15:18 אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ to - Noun - masculine plural construct 2 Kings 12:18 בְּאֹצְר֥וֹת to in the treasuries Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:12
Aligned rows 79
Books represented 19
Deuteronomy 2 Joshua 2 1 Kings 5 2 Kings 8 1 Chronicles 13 2 Chronicles 10 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 6 Job 2 Psalms 2 Proverbs 5 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 11 Ezekiel 1 Daniel 1 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Micah 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
אֹצְר֣וֹת 4x ’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Chronicles 27:25, 2 Chronicles 12:9, Job 38:22
אוֹצַ֥ר 3x ’ō·w·ṣar Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, Daniel 1:2
אֽוֹצְרוֹת֙ 3x ’ō·wṣ·rō·wṯ 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 15:18, 1 Chronicles 26:20
לְאוֹצַ֣ר 3x lə·’ō·w·ṣar 1 Chronicles 29:8, Ezra 2:69, Nehemiah 7:71
אוֹצְר֣וֹת 2x ’ō·wṣ·rō·wṯ Proverbs 10:2, Isaiah 45:3
אֹצְר֖וֹת 2x ’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 1 Chronicles 26:22, Micah 6:10
בְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃ 2x bə·’ō·wṣ·rō·ṯāy Deuteronomy 32:34, Isaiah 39:4
בְּאֹצְר֖וֹת 2x bə·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ 1 Kings 7:51, 2 Chronicles 5:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 17x 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 15:18, 2 Kings 24:13, 1 Chronicles 26:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 5x 2 Kings 24:13, 2 Chronicles 11:11, 2 Chronicles 36:18, Job 38:22
Noun - masculine plural 4x Nehemiah 13:13, Proverbs 21:6, Jeremiah 51:13, Joel 1:17
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, Daniel 1:2, Hosea 13:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 4x 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 15:18, 2 Kings 12:18, 2 Chronicles 5:1
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Nehemiah 10:38, Jeremiah 38:11, Malachi 3:10
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct 3x 2 Kings 14:14, 2 Kings 16:8, 2 Kings 18:15
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 28:12, Isaiah 33:6, Jeremiah 50:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Secured place where valuables or provisions are stored; emphasizes protection and organized containment
Source Gloss
a depository
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Secured place where valuables or provisions are stored; emphasizes protection and organized containment
a depository BDB: treasure Usage: armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
Storehouse or treasury.
Treasury or store for sacred resources.
stored wealth or accumulated riches
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 79 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
אוֹצָר is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The proverb critiques the pursuit of wealth gained through injustice. Isaiah 39:1-8
The organized storehouse system ensures ongoing provision for covenant worship. Nehemiah 12:44-47
Represents misplaced confidence in material wealth. Proverbs 10:2
Canonical Themes
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain