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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic . Compare Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān).
Noun
קורבן / קָרְבָּן • (korbán) m (plural indefinite קורבנות / קָרְבָּנוֹת, singular construct קורבן / קָרְבַּן־, plural construct קורבנות / קָרְבָּנוֹת־)
- (chiefly Judaism) a ritual sacrifice, as of an animal
- (by extension) victim
Usage notes
The alternative voweling קֻרְבָּן also exists.
Descendants
- → Ancient Greek: κορβᾶν (korbân)
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew קרבן (korbán).
Noun
קרבן • (korbn) m, plural קרבנות (korbones) or קרבנים (korbonim)
- victim
- (Judaism) ritual sacrifice