corban noun2 •An offering to God, especially in fulfilment of a vow.but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God] — 1901 •An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited. formscorbanot · corbanoth · corbans