Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
بحث
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root بحث across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root بَحَثَ (baḥatha) means to search or seek for something, often by digging or scraping the earth.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-ḥ-th
Listen: يَبْحَثُ 5:31
Root letters: ب — ح — ث

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

All word forms derived from the root بحث as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root بحث appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Table, The Table Spread 5:31 Verb
فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ غُرَابࣰا یَبۡحَثُ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِیُرِیَهُۥ كَیۡفَ یُوَ ٰرِی سَوۡءَةَ أَخِیهِۚ قَالَ یَـٰوَیۡلَتَىٰۤ أَعَجَزۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِثۡلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡغُرَابِ فَأُوَ ٰرِیَ سَوۡءَةَ أَخِیۖ فَأَصۡبَحَ مِنَ ٱلنَّـٰدِمِینَ ۝٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful

Derived Forms (1)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَبْحَثُ yabḥathu Verb