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Strong's H214 אוֹצָר (otsar)

Otsar means “depository” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G214 — alalazo (“wail”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H214
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 70
Books 19

Strong's H214 Quick Answer

Strong's H214 אוֹצָר (owtsar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. owtsar (o-tsaw') n-m. 1. a depository [from H686] It has 70 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include house, treasure, store, cellars, and garners. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
owtsar (o-tsaw') n-m. 1. a depository [from H686]
Usage
70 linked usages
Books
19 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
house, treasure, store, cellars, and garners

Meaning and Definition

owtsar (o-tsaw') n-m. 1. a depository [from H686] KJV: armory, cellar, garner, store(-house), treasure(-house) (-y). Root(s): H686

Original Word
אוֹצָר
Transliteration
owtsar
Derivation
Root: אצר First root strongs: 686
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H214. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

treasure

Usage: 1) treasure, storehouse 1a) treasure (gold, silver, etc) 1b) store, supplies of food or drink 1c) treasure-house, treasury 1c1) treasure-house 1c2) storehouse, magazine 1c3) treasury 1c4) magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury) 1c5) storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea)

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How Strong's H214 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render owtsar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

house Joshua 6:24 28× treasure Deuteronomy 28:12 cellars 1 Chronicles 27:27 store Deuteronomy 32:34 garners Joel 1:17

How Strong's H214 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 70 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H214 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H214 in the Old Testament

70 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 28:12 KJV

The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

Deuteronomy 32:34 KJV

Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

Joshua 6:19 KJV

But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.

Usage Excerpts

First 70 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H214.

Deuteronomy 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Deuteronomy 32:34 Old Testament, KJV
Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
Joshua 6:19 Old Testament, KJV
But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
Joshua 6:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 7:51 Old Testament, KJV
So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
1 Kings 14:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
1 Kings 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
2 Kings 12:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.
2 Kings 14:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.
2 Kings 20:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
2 Kings 20:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
2 Kings 24:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
1 Chronicles 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.
1 Chronicles 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things.
1 Chronicles 26:22 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 26:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
1 Chronicles 26:26 Old Testament, KJV
Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.
1 Chronicles 27:25 Old Testament, KJV
And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
1 Chronicles 27:27 Old Testament, KJV
And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
1 Chronicles 27:28 Old Testament, KJV
And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
1 Chronicles 28:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
1 Chronicles 29:8 Old Testament, KJV
And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
2 Chronicles 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
2 Chronicles 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
2 Chronicles 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
2 Chronicles 12:9 Old Testament, KJV
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles 16:2 Old Testament, KJV
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
2 Chronicles 25:24 Old Testament, KJV
And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 32:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;
2 Chronicles 36:18 Old Testament, KJV
And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
Ezra 2:69 Old Testament, KJV
They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
Nehemiah 7:70 Old Testament, KJV
And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
Nehemiah 7:71 Old Testament, KJV
And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
Nehemiah 10:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
Nehemiah 12:44 Old Testament, KJV
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
Nehemiah 13:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
Nehemiah 13:13 Old Testament, KJV
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
Job 38:22 Old Testament, KJV
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
Psalms 33:7 Old Testament, KJV
He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Psalms 135:7 Old Testament, KJV
He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Proverbs 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Proverbs 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 15:16 Old Testament, KJV
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 21:6 Old Testament, KJV
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Proverbs 21:20 Old Testament, KJV
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Isaiah 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:
Isaiah 30:6 Old Testament, KJV
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
Isaiah 33:6 Old Testament, KJV
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Isaiah 39:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
Isaiah 39:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
Isaiah 45:3 Old Testament, KJV
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
Jeremiah 10:13 Old Testament, KJV
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Jeremiah 15:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
Jeremiah 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
Jeremiah 20:5 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon.
Jeremiah 38:11 Old Testament, KJV
So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 48:7 Old Testament, KJV
For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah 49:4 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
Jeremiah 50:25 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 50:37 Old Testament, KJV
A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
Jeremiah 51:13 Old Testament, KJV
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
Jeremiah 51:16 Old Testament, KJV
When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.
Ezekiel 28:4 Old Testament, KJV
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
Daniel 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Hosea 13:15 Old Testament, KJV
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
Joel 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
Micah 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
Malachi 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H214, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 7 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 10 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 8 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H214 FAQ

What does otsar (אוֹצָר) mean?

Otsar (Strong's H214) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "depository". owtsar (o-tsaw') n-m. 1. a depository [from H686]

How many times is otsar (אוֹצָר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 70 linked usages for Strong's H214 across 19 books.

Where can I study otsar (אוֹצָר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H214 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate otsar (אוֹצָר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as house, treasure, store, cellars, and garners. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.