خطف
kh-ṭ-f
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root خطف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root خَطَفَ (khaṭafa) means to seize, snatch, or carry off by force or quickly. It can describe a sword striking off a head, lightning taking away sight, or a devil stealing a hearing opportunity.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
kh-ṭ-f
Listen:
خَطِفَ
37:10
Root letters:
خ — ط — ف
Word Family Tree (7 forms)
All word forms derived from the root خطف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 6×
Noun 1×
Concordance — 7 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root خطف appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (6) · Noun (1)
Verb (6 verses — showing first 5)
The Pilgrimage 22:31
Verb
حُنَفَاۤءَ لِلَّهِ غَیۡرَ مُشۡرِكِینَ بِهِۦۚ وَمَن یُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ فَتَخۡطَفُهُ ٱلطَّیۡرُ أَوۡ تَهۡوِی بِهِ ٱلرِّیحُ فِی مَكَانࣲ سَحِیقࣲ ٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Inclining [only] to Allah , not associating [anything] with Him. And he who associates with Allah - it is as though he had fallen from the sky and was snatched by the birds or the wind carried him down into a remote place
وَقَالُوۤا۟ إِن نَّتَّبِعِ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفۡ مِنۡ أَرۡضِنَاۤۚ أَوَ لَمۡ نُمَكِّن لَّهُمۡ حَرَمًا ءَامِنࣰا یُجۡبَىٰۤ إِلَیۡهِ ثَمَرَ ٰتُ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ رِّزۡقࣰا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have we not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know
The Spider 29:67
Verb
أَوَ لَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ أَنَّا جَعَلۡنَا حَرَمًا ءَامِنࣰا وَیُتَخَطَّفُ ٱلنَّاسُ مِنۡ حَوۡلِهِمۡۚ أَفَبِٱلۡبَـٰطِلِ یُؤۡمِنُونَ وَبِنِعۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِ یَكۡفُرُونَ ٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Have they not seen that We made [Makkah] a safe sanctuary, while people are being taken away all around them? Then in falsehood do they believe, and in the favor of Allah they disbelieve
The Cow 2:20
Verb
یَكَادُ ٱلۡبَرۡقُ یَخۡطَفُ أَبۡصَـٰرَهُمۡۖ كُلَّمَاۤ أَضَاۤءَ لَهُم مَّشَوۡا۟ فِیهِ وَإِذَاۤ أَظۡلَمَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ قَامُوا۟ۚ وَلَوۡ شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمۡعِهِمۡ وَأَبۡصَـٰرِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ قَدِیرࣱ ٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent
إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ ثَاقِبࣱ ١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness]
Derived Forms (7)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| خَطِفَ | khaṭifa | Verb | 1× | |
| ٱلْخَطْفَةَ | lkhaṭfaha | Noun | 1× | |
| وَيُتَخَطَّفُ | wayutakhaṭafu | Verb | 1× | |
| نُتَخَطَّفْ | nutakhaṭaf | Verb | 1× | |
| فَتَخْطَفُهُ | fatakhṭafuhu | Verb | 1× | |
| يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ | yatakhaṭafakumu | Verb | 1× | |
| يَخْطَفُ | yakhṭafu | Verb | 1× |