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corban

/kawr-buhn; Sephardic Hebrew kawr-bahn; Ashkenazic Hebrew kawr-buhn/US // ˈkɔr bən; Sephardic Hebrew kɔrˈbɑn; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈkɔr bən //UK // (ˈkɔːbən, Hebrew kɔrˈban) //

科班,科尔班,科罗班,科尔巴

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.

Examples

  • 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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