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| cor·ban [ káwr bàn, káwr bn, kawr bán, kawr bn ] (plural cor·bans) |
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1. Hebrew offering to God: an offering to God made by the ancient Hebrew people
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2. Temple treasury: an offering made to the Temple of Jerusalem
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| [14th century. Via Greek< Hebrew qorbān "offering" < qāraḇ "approach"] |
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