Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
سحت
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root سحت (sHt) primarily means to extirpate, eradicate, or utterly destroy something, often referring to property or hair. It also describes peeling off fat or effacing traces.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: s-ḥ-t
Listen: فَيُسْحِتَكُم 20:61
Root letters: س — ح — ت

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Noun (3) · Verb (1)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Table, The Table Spread 5:42 Noun
سَمَّـٰعُونَ لِلۡكَذِبِ أَكَّـٰلُونَ لِلسُّحۡتِۚ فَإِن جَاۤءُوكَ فَٱحۡكُم بَیۡنَهُمۡ أَوۡ أَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡۖ وَإِن تُعۡرِضۡ عَنۡهُمۡ فَلَن یَضُرُّوكَ شَیۡءࣰاۖ وَإِنۡ حَكَمۡتَ فَٱحۡكُم بَیۡنَهُم بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ یُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُقۡسِطِینَ ۝٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [They are] avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of [what is] unlawful. So if they come to you, [O Muhammad], judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them - never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly
The Table, The Table Spread 5:62 Noun
وَتَرَىٰ كَثِیرࣰا مِّنۡهُمۡ یُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِی ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡعُدۡوَ ٰنِ وَأَكۡلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحۡتَۚ لَبِئۡسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ یَعۡمَلُونَ ۝٦٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And you see many of them hastening into sin and aggression and the devouring of [what is] unlawful. How wretched is what they have been doing
The Table, The Table Spread 5:63 Noun
لَوۡلَا یَنۡهَىٰهُمُ ٱلرَّبَّـٰنِیُّونَ وَٱلۡأَحۡبَارُ عَن قَوۡلِهِمُ ٱلۡإِثۡمَ وَأَكۡلِهِمُ ٱلسُّحۡتَۚ لَبِئۡسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ یَصۡنَعُونَ ۝٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Why do the rabbis and religious scholars not forbid them from saying what is sinful and devouring what is unlawful? How wretched is what they have been practicing

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلسُّحْتَ lsuḥta Noun
فَيُسْحِتَكُم fayusḥitakum Verb
لِلسُّحْتِ lilsuḥti Noun