Corban ~ ቍርባን: an offering to God of any sort, bloody or bloodless, but particularly in fulfillment of a vow. The law laid down rules for vows / SBD, (ማቴ 15:5፣ 11)

The word ‘Corban’ is derived from ‘qurban’ (ቆርባን) ፥ The root word is ‘qerebe’ (ቀረበ) ፥ The meaning is ‘ to be in close contact , to make peaceful relation’

It means a gift or offering consecrated to God, “But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, … he shall be free” (Mat 15:5, 11; Mak 7:11)
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ቍርባን ~Corban: ቁርባን፣ ቆረበ፣ ቀረበ፣ ከአምላክ ጋር ተዋሐደ፣ ህብረት ፈጠረ፣ ወደ እግዚአብሔር ተጠጋ ማለት ነው።

‘ቆረበ’ ከሚለው ግስ የመጣ ቃል ነው።

በማርቆስ ወንጌል ‘ቁርባን’ የተባለው ፥ በማቲዎስ ወንጌል ‘መባ’ ተብሎ ተተርጉሟል፥ “እናንተ ግን ትላላችሁ። ሰው አባቱን ወይም እናቱን። ከእኔ የምትጠቀምበት ነገር ሁሉ ቍርባን ማለት መባ ነው ቢል፥” (ማቴ 15:5 ፣ 11፥ ማር 7:11)