Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خشي
Qur'an Occurrences
48 times across 24 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root خشي primarily signifies fear, particularly a reverential fear or awe of God. It implies being humbled and submissive due to this fear, often leading to avoidance of what is feared.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-sh-y
Listen: خَشِىَ 98:8
Root letters: خ — ش — ي

Word Family Tree (33 forms)

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

Verb 40× Noun

Concordance — 48 Occurrences

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

Verb (34) · Noun (7)

Verb (34 verses — showing first 5)

The Thunder 13:21 Verb
وَٱلَّذِینَ یَصِلُونَ مَاۤ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦۤ أَن یُوصَلَ وَیَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُمۡ وَیَخَافُونَ سُوۤءَ ٱلۡحِسَابِ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And those who join that which Allah has ordered to be joined and fear their Lord and are afraid of the evil of [their] account
The Cave 18:80 Verb
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡغُلَـٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤۡمِنَیۡنِ فَخَشِینَاۤ أَن یُرۡهِقَهُمَا طُغۡیَـٰنࣰا وَكُفۡرࣰا ۝٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief
Ta Ha 20:3 Verb
إِلَّا تَذۡكِرَةࣰ لِّمَن یَخۡشَىٰ ۝٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But only as a reminder for those who fear [ Allah ]
Ta Ha 20:44 Verb
فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوۡلࣰا لَّیِّنࣰا لَّعَلَّهُۥ یَتَذَكَّرُ أَوۡ یَخۡشَىٰ ۝٤٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [ Allah ]."
Ta Ha 20:77 Verb
وَلَقَدۡ أَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِی فَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ طَرِیقࣰا فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ یَبَسࣰا لَّا تَخَـٰفُ دَرَكࣰا وَلَا تَخۡشَىٰ ۝٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."

Derived Forms (33)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَخْشَوْنَ yakhshawna Verb
يَخْشَىٰ yakhshaā Verb
خَشِىَ khashiāa Verb
خَشْيَةِ khashyahi Noun
خَشْيَةَ khashyaha Noun
وَٱخْشَوْنِ wakhshawni Verb
تَخْشَوْهُمْ takhshawhum Verb
يَخْشَىٰهَا yakhshaāhaā Verb
يَخْشَىٰٓ yakhshaā Verb
فَتَخْشَىٰ fatakhshaā Verb