Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
صخر
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root صخر (ṣakhr) refers to rocks or large, hard masses of stone. The singular form is صخرة (ṣakhrah).
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ṣ-kh-r
Listen: ٱلصَّخْرَ 89:9
Root letters: ص — خ — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (3)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:63 Noun
قَالَ أَرَءَیۡتَ إِذۡ أَوَیۡنَاۤ إِلَى ٱلصَّخۡرَةِ فَإِنِّی نَسِیتُ ٱلۡحُوتَ وَمَاۤ أَنسَىٰنِیهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ أَنۡ أَذۡكُرَهُۥۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِیلَهُۥ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ عَجَبࣰا ۝٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly"
Luqman, Lukman 31:16 Noun
یَـٰبُنَیَّ إِنَّهَاۤ إِن تَكُ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةࣲ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلࣲ فَتَكُن فِی صَخۡرَةٍ أَوۡ فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ أَوۡ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ یَأۡتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِیفٌ خَبِیرࣱ ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [And Luqman said], "O my son, indeed if wrong should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted
The Dawn, Daybreak 89:9 Noun
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلصَّخْرَ lṣakhra Noun
صَخْرَةٍ ṣakhrahin Noun
ٱلصَّخْرَةِ lṣakhrahi Noun