Korban is a stated gift designation used in a claim concerning what a person might otherwise provide to father or mother.

The sole attested use presents korban as a designation spoken in relation to resources and a person’s father or mother.

1. A stated gift designation · dominant

   In Mark 7:11, the nominative singular masculine form Κορβᾶν occurs in the quoted statement, “If a person says to father or mother, 'Corban'”; the clause then concerns “whatever comes out from me.” The APB renders the parenthetical explanation as “which is a gift,”.

   Mark 7:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 7:11, the APB retains “Corban” and adds the parenthetical “which is a gift.” That explanation is treated as confirmation of the verse’s presentation rather than a precise lexical equivalence.