how to say “victim” in Hebrew
קָרְבָּן
Today, not much animal sacrifice is going on in Israel or elsewhere in the world. So the term that once referred to sacrificing an animal – קָרְבָּן – has been revived to refer to a person being “sacrificed” by circumstances – a victim.
– has been revived to refer to a person being “sacrificed” by circumstances – a victim.For example:
הוּא נָפַל קָרְבָּן לְשֹׁד.
He fell victim to a robbery.
and
בְּיַמִים אֵלֶּה אָנוּ זוֹכְרִים אֶת קָרְבָּנוֹת הַשּׁוֹאָה וּפְעֻלּוֹת הָאֵיבָה.
These days we remember the victims of the Holocaust and (the) acts of terror.
