Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
ختم
Parts of Speech
Verb (5×), Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
8 times across 7 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root ختم (khtm) primarily refers to sealing or stamping, like with clay or wax.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-t-m
Listen: مَّخْتُومٍ 83:25
Root letters: خ — ت — م

Word Family Tree (7 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 8 Occurrences

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

Verb (5) · Noun (3)

Verb (5 verses — showing first 5)

The Cow 2:7 Verb
خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَعَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِمۡۖ وَعَلَىٰۤ أَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡ غِشَـٰوَةࣱۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِیمࣱ ۝٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment
Ya Sin, Ya-Seen 36:65 Verb
ٱلۡیَوۡمَ نَخۡتِمُ عَلَىٰۤ أَفۡوَ ٰهِهِمۡ وَتُكَلِّمُنَاۤ أَیۡدِیهِمۡ وَتَشۡهَدُ أَرۡجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡسِبُونَ ۝٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn
Council, Consultation, The Counsel 42:24 Verb
أَمۡ یَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰاۖ فَإِن یَشَإِ ٱللَّهُ یَخۡتِمۡ عَلَىٰ قَلۡبِكَۗ وَیَمۡحُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡبَـٰطِلَ وَیُحِقُّ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِیمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ۝٢٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or do they say, "He has invented about Allah a lie"? But if Allah willed, He could seal over your heart. And Allah eliminates falsehood and establishes the truth by His words. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts
The Kneeling, Crouching 45:23 Verb
أَفَرَءَیۡتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمࣲ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِۦ وَقَلۡبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَـٰوَةࣰ فَمَن یَهۡدِیهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝٢٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah ? Then will you not be reminded
Cattle, Livestock 6:46 Verb
قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ سَمۡعَكُمۡ وَأَبۡصَـٰرَكُمۡ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِكُم مَّنۡ إِلَـٰهٌ غَیۡرُ ٱللَّهِ یَأۡتِیكُم بِهِۗ ٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ نُصَرِّفُ ٱلۡءَایَـٰتِ ثُمَّ هُمۡ یَصۡدِفُونَ ۝٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should take away your hearing and your sight and set a seal upon your hearts, which deity other than Allah could bring them [back] to you?" Look how we diversify the verses; then they [still] turn away

Derived Forms (7)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَخَتَمَ wakhatama Verb
مَّخْتُومٍ makhtuwmin Noun
خِتَٰمُهُۥ khitamuhu Noun
يَخْتِمْ yakhtim Verb
نَخْتِمُ nakhtimu Verb
وَخَاتَمَ wakhaātama Noun
خَتَمَ khatama Verb