cor·ban /ˈkɔrˌbæn/



 Cor·ban n.
 1. Jewish Antiq. 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.
 Note: ☞ In the old Testament the hebrew word is usually translated “oblation” as in --Numb. xviii. 9, xxxi. 50.
 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.
 2. An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.

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 Corban
    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 (Lev. 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.