Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
بعث
Qur'an Occurrences
67 times across 33 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root بعث (b-ʿ-th) primarily means to remove restraint, enabling free action. It signifies sending someone or something, rousing or exciting, and awakening from sleep.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: b-ʿ-th
Listen: ٱنۢبَعَثَ 91:12
Root letters: ب — ع — ث

Word Family Tree (35 forms)

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

Verb 53× Noun 14×

Concordance — 67 Occurrences

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

Verb (51) · Noun (13)

Verb (51 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:74 Verb
ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِمۡ فَجَاۤءُوهُم بِٱلۡبَیِّنَـٰتِ فَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِیُؤۡمِنُوا۟ بِمَا كَذَّبُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبۡلُۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ نَطۡبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُعۡتَدِینَ ۝٧٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then We sent after him messengers to their peoples, and they came to them with clear proofs. But they were not to believe in that which they had denied before. Thus We seal over the hearts of the transgressor
Jonah 10:75 Verb
ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِی۟هِۦ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ قَوۡمࣰا مُّجۡرِمِینَ ۝٧٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then We sent after them Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his establishment with Our signs, but they behaved arrogantly and were a criminal peopl
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City 15:36 Verb
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرۡنِیۤ إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ یُبۡعَثُونَ ۝٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said,"My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
The Bee 16:21 Verb
أَمۡوَ ٰتٌ غَیۡرُ أَحۡیَاۤءࣲۖ وَمَا یَشۡعُرُونَ أَیَّانَ یُبۡعَثُونَ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They are, [in fact], dead, not alive, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected
The Bee 16:36 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ بَعَثۡنَا فِی كُلِّ أُمَّةࣲ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجۡتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتَۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنۡهُم مَّنۡ حَقَّتۡ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةُۚ فَسِیرُوا۟ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ ۝٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut." And among them were those whom Allah guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers

Derived Forms (35)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يُبْعَثُونَ yubʿathuwna Verb
لَمَبْعُوثُونَ lamabʿuwthuwna Noun
بَعَثْنَا baʿathnaā Verb
يَبْعَثَ yabʿatha Verb
بَعَثَ baʿatha Verb
يَبْعَثُهُمُ yabʿathuhumu Verb
ٱلْبَعْثِ lbaʿthi Noun
مَّبْعُوثُونَ mabʿuwthuwna Noun
وَٱبْعَثْ wabʿath Verb
بِمَبْعُوثِينَ bimabʿuwthiyna Noun