corban

or kor·ban

[ kawr-buhn; Sephardic Hebrew kawr-bahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew kawr-buhn ]

noun
  1. a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.

Origin of corban

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Hebrew qorbān literally, a drawing near

Words Nearby corban

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How to use corban in a sentence

  • The Daily Pic: corban Walker expands on issues of smallness.

    Large as Life | Blake Gopnik | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • A person might thus exempt himself from any inconvenient obligation under plea of corban.

    Jesus the Christ | James Edward Talmage
  • Property was often declared to be "corban" for other purposes than dedication to ecclesiastical use.

    Jesus the Christ | James Edward Talmage
  • Thus a man would say 'corban to me is wine for such a time,' meaning that he took a vow to abstain from wine.

    Jesus the Christ | James Edward Talmage
  • The daughter practically says to her blind father or bed-ridden mother: corban!

    The Chautauquan, Vol. III, March 1883 | The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle

British Dictionary definitions for corban

corban

/ (ˈkɔːbən, Hebrew kɔrˈban) /


noun
  1. Old Testament a gift to God

  2. New Testament Judaism the Temple treasury or a consecration or gift to it (Matthew 27:6; Mark 7:11)

Origin of corban

1
C14: from Late Latin, from Greek korban, from Hebrew qorbān offering, literally: a drawing near

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