Concordance
ذأب (dhab)
The primary meaning of ذأب (dhAb) refers to the wolf, known for its predatory nature and cunning.
Concordance — 3 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root ذأب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3 verses)
Joseph 12:13
Noun
قَالَ إِنِّی لَیَحۡزُنُنِیۤ أَن تَذۡهَبُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَأَخَافُ أَن یَأۡكُلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَأَنتُمۡ عَنۡهُ غَـٰفِلُونَ ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Jacob] said, "Indeed, it saddens me that you should take him, and I fear that a wolf would eat him while you are of him unaware."
Abdel Haleem:
He replied, ‘The thought of you taking him away with you worries me: I am afraid a wolf may eat him when you are not paying attention.’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
He said: Lo! in truth it saddens me that ye should take him with you, and I fear less the wolf devour him while ye are heedless of him
Joseph 12:14
Noun
قَالُوا۟ لَىِٕنۡ أَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُ وَنَحۡنُ عُصۡبَةٌ إِنَّاۤ إِذࣰا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ ١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, " If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."
Abdel Haleem:
They said, ‘If a wolf were to eat him when there are so many of us, we would truly be losers!’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
They said: If the wolf should devour him when we are (so strong) a band, then surely we should have already perished
Joseph 12:17
Noun
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَبَانَاۤ إِنَّا ذَهَبۡنَا نَسۡتَبِقُ وَتَرَكۡنَا یُوسُفَ عِندَ مَتَـٰعِنَا فَأَكَلَهُ ٱلذِّئۡبُۖ وَمَاۤ أَنتَ بِمُؤۡمِنࣲ لَّنَا وَلَوۡ كُنَّا صَـٰدِقِینَ ١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."
Abdel Haleem:
They said, ‘We went off racing one another, leaving Joseph behind with our things, and a wolf ate him. You will not believe us, though we are telling the truth!’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Saying: O our father! We went racing one with another, and left Joseph by our things, and the wolf devoured him, and thou believest not our saying even when we speak the truth