Easton's Bible Dictionary A Hebrew word adopted into the Greek
of the New Testament and left untranslated. It occurs only once
(Mark 7:11). It means a gift or offering consecrated to God.
Anything over which this word was once pronounced was
irrevocably dedicated to the temple. Land, however, so dedicated
might be redeemed before the year of jubilee (Leviticus
27:16-24). Our Lord condemns the Pharisees for their false
doctrine, inasmuch as by their traditions they had destroyed the
commandment which requires children to honour their father and
mother, teaching them to find excuse from helping their parents
by the device of pronouncing "Corban" over their goods, thus
reserving them to their own selfish use. Noah Webster's New
International Dictionary of the English Language 1. (n.) An
offering of any kind, devoted to God and therefore not to be
appropriated to any other use; esp., an offering in fulfillment
of a vow. 2. (n.) An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of
charity; a treasury of the church, where