korbn

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Pronunciations

korbn (KAWR-bin) listen
korban (kawr-BAHN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A sacrifice.

Example Sentences

  • "A fascinating gemara (Pesachim 96a) gives us cause to realize that Pesach Mitzrayim was more of a korban than one might think." (source)

  • "In Biblical times, when they slaughtered an animal for a korbn, it was slaughtered on top of the Mizbayach, rather than the later-prevalent practice to slaughter the animal on the side of the Mizbayach. Why?" (source)

  • "Aharon was no bayshan. Why now was he embarrassed to offer korbanos as the Kohen Gadol?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH קרבן > Y קרבן korbn

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      korban, korben

Notes

  • plural: 'korbanot' or 'korbanos'

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