English Explanatory Dictionary

corban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.
  2. An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.

Word forms

corban corbans corbanot corbanoth korban qorban

Etymology

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

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