corban

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corban

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κορβᾶν (korbân), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew קָרְבָּן (qɔrbɔn). Found in the Bible at Mark 7.11. Doublet of Qurbana.

noun corbans · corbanot · corbanoth · korban · qorban

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];
An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.

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noun an offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow — see also sacrifice

हिन्दी	क़ुरबान qurbān
Français	corban
Ελληνικά	κουρμπάν kourmpán
Русский	курба́н kurbán
العربية	قُرْبَان qurbān
עברית	קורבן \ קָרְבָּן korbán

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@misc{corban_2026,
  title = {corban},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corban},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}