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corban
N ของถวาย แก่ พระเจ้า
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CORBAN
n.[L. G., a wicker basket. ] 1. In Jewish antiquity, an offering which had life; an animal offered to God; in opposition to the mincha, which was an offering without life.
It is a gift, corban, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; that is, I have devoted that to God which you ask of me, and it is no longer mine to give.
2. An alms-basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a gift; an alms; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
3. Among Mohammedans, a ceremony performed at the foot of mount Arrarat in Arabia, near Mecca. It consists in killing the number of sheep, and distributing them among the poor.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CORBAN
Cor "ban, n. Etym: [Heb. qorban, akin to Ar. qurban.]
1. (Jewish Antiq.) An offering of any kind, devoted to God and therefore not be appropriated to any other use; esp. , an offering in fulfillment of a vow.
Note: In the old Testament the hebrew word is usually translated "oblation " as in Numb. xviii. 9, xxxi. 5 .
Note: The traditionists laid down that a man might interdict himself by vow, not only from using for himself, but from giving to another, or receiving from him, some particular object, whether of food or any other kind. A person might thus exempt himself from assisting parents in distress, under plea of corban. Dr. W. Smith.
2. An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
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