סַרְבָּן m. (סָרַב) 1) one who waits to be coaxed, declining. Ber. V, 3 ולא יהא ס׳ וכ׳ in such a case one must not decline (when asked to say prayers). —2) persistent. Sot. 13ᵇ הרב … ותלמיד כמה ס׳ how rigorous the teacher, and how persistent the scholar! —3) rebellious, stubborn.—Pl. סַרְבָּנִים, סַרְבָּנִין. Ex. R. s. 7; Sifré Num. 91; Yalk. Ex. 178; a. e.