خلق
V|PERF|3MS|I
created
Lexical Summary
Definitions (7)
Meanings associated with the root خلق across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root "khlq" primarily means to measure or proportion something, like a hide for sewing.Lane's Lexicon
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In Qur'anic usage: "created"Quranic Arabic Corpus
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"the Creator"Contextual usage
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"moral character"Contextual usage
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"the Supreme Creator"Contextual usage
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"share, portion"Contextual usage
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"created you"Contextual usage
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
V|PERF|3MS|I
Listen:
خَلَقَ
96:1
Root letters:
خ — ل — ق
Word Family Tree (72 forms)
All word forms derived from the root خلق as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 137×
Noun 63×
Concordance — 200 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root خلق appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (122) · Noun (45)
Verb (122 verses — showing first 5)
The Bee 16:70
Verb
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ ثُمَّ یَتَوَفَّىٰكُمۡۚ وَمِنكُم مَّن یُرَدُّ إِلَىٰۤ أَرۡذَلِ ٱلۡعُمُرِ لِكَیۡ لَا یَعۡلَمَ بَعۡدَ عِلۡمࣲ شَیۡءًاۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِیمࣱ قَدِیرࣱ ٧٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a thing. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Competent
The Bee 16:81
Verb
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَـٰلࣰا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ أَكۡنَـٰنࣰا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمۡ سَرَ ٰبِیلَ تَقِیكُمُ ٱلۡحَرَّ وَسَرَ ٰبِیلَ تَقِیكُم بَأۡسَكُمۡۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَیۡكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُسۡلِمُونَ ٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And Allah has made for you, from that which He has created, shadows and has made for you from the mountains, shelters and has made for you garments which protect you from the heat and garments which protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit [to Him]
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوۤا۟ إِلَّاۤ إِبۡلِیسَ قَالَ ءَأَسۡجُدُ لِمَنۡ خَلَقۡتَ طِینࣰا ٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"
۞ وَلَقَدۡ كَرَّمۡنَا بَنِیۤ ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّیِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ كَثِیرࣲ مِّمَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَا تَفۡضِیلࣰا ٧٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference
۞ أَوَ لَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ قَادِرٌ عَلَىٰۤ أَن یَخۡلُقَ مِثۡلَهُمۡ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمۡ أَجَلࣰا لَّا رَیۡبَ فِیهِ فَأَبَى ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ إِلَّا كُفُورࣰا ٩٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Do they not see that Allah , who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers refuse [anything] except disbelief
Derived Forms (72)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| خَلَقَ | V|PERF|3MS|I | Verb | created | 43× |
| خَلَقْنَا | khalaqnaā | Verb | 16× | |
| خَلَقَكُمْ | V|PERF|3MS|I | Verb | created you | 8× |
| خَلْقًا | khalqanā | Noun | 7× | |
| خَلْقٍ | khalqin | Noun | 6× | |
| يَخْلُقُ | yakhluqu | Verb | 6× | |
| خَلَقَكُم | khalaqakum | Verb | 5× | |
| ٱلْخَلْقَ | lkhalqa | Noun | 5× | |
| خُلِقَ | khuliqa | Verb | 4× | |
| خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ | khalaqnakum | Verb | 4× |