Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
بخع
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root بَخَعَ (bakh'a) means to slaughter with extreme effectiveness, reaching the back of the neck.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-kh-ʿ
Listen: بَٰخِعٌ 26:3
Root letters: ب — خ — ع

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:6 Noun
فَلَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعࣱ نَّفۡسَكَ عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِمۡ إِن لَّمۡ یُؤۡمِنُوا۟ بِهَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِ أَسَفًا ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then perhaps you would kill yourself through grief over them, [O Muhammad], if they do not believe in this message, [and] out of sorrow
The Poets 26:3 Noun
لَعَلَّكَ بَـٰخِعࣱ نَّفۡسَكَ أَلَّا یَكُونُوا۟ مُؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Perhaps, [O Muhammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
بَٰخِعٌ bakhiʿun Noun