Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خرب
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The word "كَهْرَبٌ" (kahrab) refers to yellow amber. Its origin is Persian, meaning "straw-attracting," due to its electrostatic properties. This term is the root of the modern word "electricity."
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-r-b
Listen: يُخْرِبُونَ 59:2
Root letters: خ — ر — ب

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Verb (1) · Noun (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Exile, Banishment 59:2 Verb
هُوَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ مِن دِیَـٰرِهِمۡ لِأَوَّلِ ٱلۡحَشۡرِۚ مَا ظَنَنتُمۡ أَن یَخۡرُجُوا۟ۖ وَظَنُّوۤا۟ أَنَّهُم مَّانِعَتُهُمۡ حُصُونُهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ فَأَتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِنۡ حَیۡثُ لَمۡ یَحۡتَسِبُوا۟ۖ وَقَذَفَ فِی قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلرُّعۡبَۚ یُخۡرِبُونَ بُیُوتَهُم بِأَیۡدِیهِمۡ وَأَیۡدِی ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ فَٱعۡتَبِرُوا۟ یَـٰۤأُو۟لِی ٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرِ ۝٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): It is He who expelled the ones who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture from their homes at the first gathering. You did not think they would leave, and they thought that their fortresses would protect them from Allah ; but [the decree of] Allah came upon them from where they had not expected, and He cast terror into their hearts [so] they destroyed their houses by their [own] hands and the hands of the believers. So take warning, O people of vision

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يُخْرِبُونَ yukhribuwna Verb
خَرَابِهَآ kharaābihaā Noun