Corban
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Corban is a noun meaning An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.
Meaning
An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.
More Meanings
- An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
Example Sentences
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];
Word Forms
- corbans
- corbanot
- corbanoth
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ex-voto, offering, sacrifice, oblation, oath, testament.
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