What does קׇרְבָּן (qorĕbān) mean in the Bible?
קׇרְבָּן (qorĕbān): Gift brought near to God; emphasizes approach and presentation rather than mere animal sacrifice itself.
Hebrew · H7133
קׇרְבָּן
Something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
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קׇרְבָּן H7133
Pronunciation qorĕbān
What does קׇרְבָּן (qorĕbān) mean in the Bible?
קׇרְבָּן (qorĕbān): Gift brought near to God; emphasizes approach and presentation rather than mere animal sacrifice itself.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7133?
The BSB source-word alignment has 82 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include his offering (17), was the offering (12), offering (6), an offering (5), one’s offering (4).
Where does קׇרְבָּן (qorĕbān) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 1:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (40), Numbers (38), Ezekiel (2), Nehemiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It his offering 17× Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 3:14, Numbers 6:21
was the offering 12× Numbers 7:17, Numbers 7:23, Numbers 7:29, Numbers 7:35
offering 6× Leviticus 7:14, Leviticus 9:7, Leviticus 9:15, Leviticus 23:14
an offering 5× Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 7:13, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 6:14
one’s offering 4× Leviticus 1:10, Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:12
as an offering 3× Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 27:9, Leviticus 27:11
vvv 3× Leviticus 3:6, Numbers 15:25, Numbers 28:2
- 2× Leviticus 4:32, Leviticus 5:11
as his offering 2× Leviticus 4:23, Leviticus 4:28
of the offering 2× Leviticus 3:2, Ezekiel 40:43
your offering 2× Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 2:7
. . . 1× Leviticus 1:14
[it] 1× Leviticus 7:29
a gift 1× Leviticus 22:18
a grain offering 1× Leviticus 2:1
an offering of grain 1× Leviticus 2:4
as their offering 1× Numbers 7:3
as your offering 1× Leviticus 1:2
for his offering 1× Leviticus 3:7
he offers 1× Leviticus 7:16
he offers it 1× Leviticus 7:15
I also arranged for contributions 1× Nehemiah 13:31
is the offering 1× Leviticus 6:20
it as an offering 1× Leviticus 17:4
of his offering 1× Leviticus 3:8
of your grain offerings 1× Leviticus 2:13
of your offerings 1× Leviticus 2:13
offerings 1× Ezekiel 20:28
presented 1× Leviticus 22:27
the donation 1× Nehemiah 10:34
The offering 1× Numbers 7:19
the offerings 1× Numbers 18:9
their offerings 1× Leviticus 7:38
with his offering 1× Numbers 7:12
with their offerings 1× Numbers 7:10
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 1:2 קָרְבָּ֖ן to an offering Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 1:2 קָרְבַּנְכֶֽם׃ to as your offering Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Leviticus 1:3 קָרְבָּנוֹ֙ to his offering Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 1:10 קָרְבָּנ֧וֹ to one’s offering Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 1:14 קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ to one’s offering Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 1:14 קָרְבָּנֽוֹ׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 2:1 קָרְבַּ֤ן to a grain offering Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 2:1 קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ to his offering Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Leviticus 2:4 קָרְבַּ֥ן to an offering of grain Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 2:5 קָרְבָּנֶ֑ךָ to your offering Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 1:2
Aligned rows 82
Books represented 4
Leviticus 40 Numbers 38 Nehemiah 2 Ezekiel 2
Source forms
קָרְבַּ֥ן 14x qā·rə·ban Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:12, Numbers 7:17, Numbers 7:23
קָרְבָּנ֞וֹ 10x qā·rə·bā·nōw Numbers 7:25, Numbers 7:31, Numbers 7:37, Numbers 7:43
קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ 6x qā·rə·bā·nōw Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:7, Leviticus 3:12
קָרְבַּ֣ן 4x qā·rə·ban Leviticus 2:13, Leviticus 9:15, Numbers 9:13, Numbers 31:50
קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ 4x qā·rə·bā·nōw Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 4:32, Leviticus 7:15, Numbers 15:4
קָרְבָּנ֔וֹ 4x qā·rə·bā·nōw Leviticus 3:2, Leviticus 3:8, Leviticus 3:14, Leviticus 7:16
קָרְבַּ֤ן 3x qā·rə·ban Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 9:7, Numbers 9:7
קָרְבָּ֖ן 3x qār·bān Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 27:9, Leviticus 27:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 36x Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 1:10, Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 2:1
Noun - masculine singular construct 24x Leviticus 2:1, Leviticus 2:4, Leviticus 2:12, Leviticus 2:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 6x Numbers 7:3, Numbers 7:10, Numbers 7:11, Numbers 15:25
Noun - masculine singular 5x Leviticus 1:2, Leviticus 7:14, Leviticus 17:4, Leviticus 27:9
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 2:7, Leviticus 2:13
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 40:43
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Numbers 7:13
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Nehemiah 13:31
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gift brought near to God; emphasizes approach and presentation rather than mere animal sacrifice itself.
Source Gloss
something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Gift brought near to God; emphasizes approach and presentation rather than mere animal sacrifice itself.
something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present BDB: offering Usage: oblation, that is offered, offering.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
burnt offering brought to altar as sacrificial present to the Lord
grain offering brought near altar as oblation to be presented to God
peace offering presented as sacrificial gift brought before the Lord
sacrificial present from herd brought near altar as offering to God
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Word Origins
קׇרְבָּן is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain