برزخ
b-r-z-kh
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root برزخ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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Barzakh refers to an intervening barrier or obstruction between two things. In a religious context, it denotes the period between death and resurrection.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
b-r-z-kh
Listen:
بَرْزَخٌ
55:20
Root letters:
ب — ر — ز — خ
Word Family Tree (2 forms)
All word forms derived from the root برزخ as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 3×
Concordance — 3 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root برزخ appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (3)
Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)
The Believers 23:100
Noun
لَعَلِّیۤ أَعۡمَلُ صَـٰلِحࣰا فِیمَا تَرَكۡتُۚ كَلَّاۤۚ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَاۤىِٕلُهَاۖ وَمِن وَرَاۤىِٕهِم بَرۡزَخٌ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ یُبۡعَثُونَ ١٠٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected
۞ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی مَرَجَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَیۡنِ هَـٰذَا عَذۡبࣱ فُرَاتࣱ وَهَـٰذَا مِلۡحٌ أُجَاجࣱ وَجَعَلَ بَیۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخࣰا وَحِجۡرࣰا مَّحۡجُورࣰا ٥٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition
بَیۡنَهُمَا بَرۡزَخࣱ لَّا یَبۡغِیَانِ ٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses
Derived Forms (2)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| بَرْزَخٌ | barzakhun | Noun | 2× | |
| بَرْزَخًا | barzakhanā | Noun | 1× |