صحف
ṣ-ḥ-f
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root صحف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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A *ṣaḥīfah* is a written piece of paper, skin, or a book/volume, similar to *kitāb*. Its plural forms are *ṣuḥuf* and *ṣaḥāʼif*.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ṣ-ḥ-f
Listen:
صُحُفًا
98:2
Root letters:
ص — ح — ف
Word Family Tree (6 forms)
All word forms derived from the root صحف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 9×
Concordance — 9 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root صحف appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (9)
Noun (9 verses — showing first 5)
Ta Ha 20:133
Noun
وَقَالُوا۟ لَوۡلَا یَأۡتِینَا بِءَایَةࣲ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦۤۚ أَوَ لَمۡ تَأۡتِهِم بَیِّنَةُ مَا فِی ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٣٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they say, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them evidence of what was in the former scriptures
یُطَافُ عَلَیۡهِم بِصِحَافࣲ مِّن ذَهَبࣲ وَأَكۡوَابࣲۖ وَفِیهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِیهِ ٱلۡأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلۡأَعۡیُنُۖ وَأَنتُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ٧١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally
The Star 53:36
Noun
أَمۡ لَمۡ یُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِی صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Mose
بَلۡ یُرِیدُ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِىࣲٕ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَن یُؤۡتَىٰ صُحُفࣰا مُّنَشَّرَةࣰ ٥٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Rather, every person among them desires that he would be given scriptures spread about
He Frowned 80:13
Noun
فِي صُحُفٍ مُّكَرَّمَةٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[It is recorded] in honored sheets
Derived Forms (6)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| صُحُفًا | ṣuḥufanā | Noun | 2× | |
| صُحُفِ | ṣuḥufi | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلصُّحُفِ | lṣuḥufi | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلصُّحُفُ | lṣuḥufu | Noun | 1× | |
| صُحُفٍ | ṣuḥufin | Noun | 1× | |
| بِصِحَافٍ | biṣiḥaāfin | Noun | 1× |