خير
kh-y-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root خير across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root خَيْر (khyr) signifies "good" in various forms: moral, physical, or beneficial. It can refer to wealth, horses, or general well-being.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
kh-y-r
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ٱلْخَيْرِ
100:8
Root letters:
خ — ي — ر
Word Family Tree (25 forms)
All word forms derived from the root خير as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 190×
Verb 6×
Concordance — 196 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root خير appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (174) · Verb (6)
Noun (174 verses — showing first 5)
وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense
Jonah 10:107
Noun
وَإِن یَمۡسَسۡكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرࣲّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥۤ إِلَّا هُوَۖ وَإِن یُرِدۡكَ بِخَیۡرࣲ فَلَا رَاۤدَّ لِفَضۡلِهِۦۚ یُصِیبُ بِهِۦ مَن یَشَاۤءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِیمُ ١٠٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whom He wills of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful
Jonah 10:109
Noun
وَٱتَّبِعۡ مَا یُوحَىٰۤ إِلَیۡكَ وَٱصۡبِرۡ حَتَّىٰ یَحۡكُمَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَهُوَ خَیۡرُ ٱلۡحَـٰكِمِینَ ١٠٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And follow what is revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and be patient until Allah will judge. And He is the best of judges
Jonah 10:11
Noun
۞ وَلَوۡ یُعَجِّلُ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱسۡتِعۡجَالَهُم بِٱلۡخَیۡرِ لَقُضِیَ إِلَیۡهِمۡ أَجَلُهُمۡۖ فَنَذَرُ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یَرۡجُونَ لِقَاۤءَنَا فِی طُغۡیَـٰنِهِمۡ یَعۡمَهُونَ ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And if Allah was to hasten for the people the evil [they invoke] as He hastens for them the good, their term would have been ended for them. But We leave the ones who do not expect the meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindl
Jonah 10:58
Noun
قُلۡ بِفَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِرَحۡمَتِهِۦ فَبِذَ ٰلِكَ فَلۡیَفۡرَحُوا۟ هُوَ خَیۡرࣱ مِّمَّا یَجۡمَعُونَ ٥٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Say, "In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate."
Derived Forms (25)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| خَيْرٌ | khayrun | Noun | 78× | |
| خَيْرًا | khayranā | Noun | 37× | |
| خَيْرُ | khayru | Noun | 20× | |
| خَيْرٍ | khayrin | Noun | 14× | |
| ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ | lkhayrati | Noun | 7× | |
| ٱلْخَيْرِ | lkhayri | Noun | 6× | |
| بِخَيْرٍ | bikhayrin | Noun | 6× | |
| خَيْرَ | khayra | Noun | 4× | |
| وَخَيْرٌ | wakhayrun | Noun | 3× | |
| ٱلْخَيْرُ | lkhayru | Noun | 2× |