קרבן

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ק־ר־ב (q-r-b)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic [Term?]. Compare Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān).

Noun[edit]

קורבן / קָרְבָּן (korbánm (plural indefinite קורבנות / קָרְבָּנוֹת, singular construct קורבן / קָרְבַּן־, plural construct קורבנות / קָרְבָּנוֹת־)

  1. (chiefly Judaism) a ritual sacrifice, as of an animal
  2. (by extension) victim

Usage notes[edit]

The alternative voweling קֻרְבָּן also exists.

Descendants[edit]

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew קרבן (korbán).

Noun[edit]

קרבן (korbnm, plural קרבנות (korbones) or קרבנים (korbonim)

  1. victim
  2. (Judaism) ritual sacrifice