Corban
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.
"but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God];"
- 2 An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
Example
More examples"but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God];"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân), from Hebrew קורבן \ קָרְבָּן (korbán, “offering, sacrifice”). Found in the Bible at Mark 7.11. Doublet of Qurbana.
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