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corban

/kˈɔɹbən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
cor-ban
IPA
/kˈɔɹbən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

corbans (plural) corbanot (plural) corbanoth (plural) korban (alternative) qorban (alternative)

Rhymes With

orban

Questions

How do you pronounce corban?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹbən/.
What does corban mean?
An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.
Where does corban come from?
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.

How to pronounce corban

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