حفر
ḥ-f-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root حفر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root حفر primarily means "to dig" or "excavate." It can also describe a torrent furrowing a valley or a rain of unknown extent. Figuratively, it means to search into an affair or to emaciate.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḥ-f-r
Listen:
ٱلْحَافِرَةِ
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Root letters:
ح — ف — ر
Word Family Tree (2 forms)
All word forms derived from the root حفر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 2×
Concordance — 2 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root حفر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (2)
Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)
وَٱعۡتَصِمُوا۟ بِحَبۡلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِیعࣰا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا۟ۚ وَٱذۡكُرُوا۟ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَیۡكُمۡ إِذۡ كُنتُمۡ أَعۡدَاۤءࣰ فَأَلَّفَ بَیۡنَ قُلُوبِكُمۡ فَأَصۡبَحۡتُم بِنِعۡمَتِهِۦۤ إِخۡوَ ٰنࣰا وَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفۡرَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنۡهَاۗ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ ءَایَـٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ١٠٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They are [presently] saying, "Will we indeed be returned to [our] former state [of life]
Derived Forms (2)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْحَافِرَةِ | lḥaāfirahi | Noun | 1× | |
| حُفْرَةٍ | ḥufrahin | Noun | 1× |