Korban (קורבן) means sacrifice in Hebrew.
It can also mean victim. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sacrifice, victim
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Korban.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מנחה, דבר־מתנה המוצע על גבי מזבח לפני האל.
דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם, אָדָם כִּי-יַקְרִיב מִכֶּם קָרְבָּן, לַיהוָה--מִן-הַבְּהֵמָה, מִן-הַבָּקָר וּמִן-הַצֹּאן, תַּקְרִיבוּ, אֶת-קָרְבַּנְכֶם
- 2בהשאלהדבר ממשי שויתרו עליו בכדי להשיג מטרה נשגבת כלשהי (שלום בית, ביטחון, וכדומה).
- 3בהשאלהמנפגעיו של גורם עוין כלשהו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Korban is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קָרְבָּן
- Written without vowel points
- קורבן
- Said
- korban
- Root
- ק־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָן
- Plural
- : קָרְבָּנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר': קָרְבָּנוֹת; נ"י: קָרְבַּן־, נ"ר: קָרְבְּנוֹת-־
- Gematria
- 358
This is how Korban is said in other languages.
- English
- sacrifice, victim
These words mean nearly the same as Korban.
- מנחה
- חלל
- עולה
- זבחsacrifice
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Korban.
These words rhyme with Korban.
The word Korban is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נפל קרבן
- קרבן עולה ויורד
- חטאת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Korban comes from the root ק־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Korban in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Korban.
What does Korban (קורבן) mean in Hebrew?
Korban (קורבן) means sacrifice and victim. It is said korban, with the stress on ban.
What is a synonym for Korban (קורבן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Korban (קורבן) are מנחה, חלל, עולה, and זבח.
What is the opposite of Korban (קורבן)?
Words that mean the opposite of Korban (קורבן) are ניצול.
What rhymes with Korban (קורבן)?
Words that rhyme with Korban (קורבן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קרבן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.