corban

or kor·ban

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

corban

/ kɔrˈban; ˈkɔːbən /

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

Origin of corban¹

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

Origin of corban¹

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

The Daily Pic: Corban Walker expands on issues of smallness.

A person might thus exempt himself from any inconvenient obligation under plea of corban.

Property was often declared to be "corban" for other purposes than dedication to ecclesiastical use.

Thus a man would say 'Corban to me is wine for such a time,' meaning that he took a vow to abstain from wine.

The daughter practically says to her blind father or bed-ridden mother: Corban!

At his request Segienus sent one of his monks, Corban by name, to preach to the Northumbrians.

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