Bible Dictionary
STOREHOUSES
Storehouses were buildings or rooms used to keep grain, provisions, treasures, or other supplies. Biblical translations use the term for barns, treasure chambers, temple store rooms, and royal or national supply depots.
Definition
Storehouses are places for keeping grain, provisions, treasures, or other supplies. Biblical translations use the term for barns, treasure chambers, temple store rooms, and supply depots.
Biblical Usage
The Bible associates storehouses with gathered goods, royal and national supplies, temple rooms, treasures, and chambers in which provisions are kept.
Historical Background
Different Hebrew and Greek terms lie behind the translations. Revised translations sometimes distinguish barns, treasures, store-chambers, and storehouses according to context.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>stor'-houz-iz, -ez: The following chief changes in the use of this word (representing various Hebrew words) in the Revised Version (British and American) to be noted are: In De 28:8, the Revised Version (British and American) has "barns" ('acamim); in 1Ch 27:25, "treasures" ('otsroth); in Ne 12:25, for "thresholds" has "storehouses" ('asuppim), so, for "Asuppim" in 1Ch 26:15,17 ("house of Asuppim," "toward Asuppim") has "store-house"; in Lu 12:24, for "storehouse" has "store-chamber" (tameion). In other passages the King James Version "storehouse" is retained (Ge 41:56; 2Ch 32:28, mickenoth; Ps 33:7, 'otsroth; Jer 50:26, ma'abhucim).</p>