corban

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6

Definition of corban

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

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];”
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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.

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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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