صوب
ṣ-w-b
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root صوب across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root Swb primarily means to descend or go down. It also signifies hitting a target, like an arrow, or an event befalling someone.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ṣ-w-b
Listen:
صَوَابًا
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Root letters:
ص — و — ب
Word Family Tree (51 forms)
All word forms derived from the root صوب as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Verb 64×
Noun 13×
Concordance — 77 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root صوب appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Verb (54) · Noun (13)
Verb (54 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:107
Verb
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
Hud 11:81
Verb
قَالُوا۟ یَـٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن یَصِلُوۤا۟ إِلَیۡكَۖ فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعࣲ مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَلَا یَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَكَۖ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِیبُهَا مَاۤ أَصَابَهُمۡۚ إِنَّ مَوۡعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبۡحُۚ أَلَیۡسَ ٱلصُّبۡحُ بِقَرِیبࣲ ٨١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?"
Hud 11:89
Verb
وَیَـٰقَوۡمِ لَا یَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡ شِقَاقِیۤ أَن یُصِیبَكُم مِّثۡلُ مَاۤ أَصَابَ قَوۡمَ نُوحٍ أَوۡ قَوۡمَ هُودٍ أَوۡ قَوۡمَ صَـٰلِحࣲۚ وَمَا قَوۡمُ لُوطࣲ مِّنكُم بِبَعِیدࣲ ٨٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And O my people, let not [your] dissension from me cause you to be struck by that similar to what struck the people of Noah or the people of Hud or the people of Salih. And the people of Lot are not from you far away
Joseph 12:56
Verb
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِیُوسُفَ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ یَتَبَوَّأُ مِنۡهَا حَیۡثُ یَشَاۤءُۚ نُصِیبُ بِرَحۡمَتِنَا مَن نَّشَاۤءُۖ وَلَا نُضِیعُ أَجۡرَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ٥٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And thus We established Joseph in the land to settle therein wherever he willed. We touch with Our mercy whom We will, and We do not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good
The Thunder 13:13
Verb
وَیُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّعۡدُ بِحَمۡدِهِۦ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ مِنۡ خِیفَتِهِۦ وَیُرۡسِلُ ٱلصَّوَ ٰعِقَ فَیُصِیبُ بِهَا مَن یَشَاۤءُ وَهُمۡ یُجَـٰدِلُونَ فِی ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ شَدِیدُ ٱلۡمِحَالِ ١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And the thunder exalts [ Allah ] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him - and He sends thunderbolts and strikes therewith whom He wills while they dispute about Allah ; and He is severe in assault
Derived Forms (51)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَصَابَ | ʾaaṣaāba | Verb | 5× | |
| تُصِبْهُمْ | tuṣibhum | Verb | 5× | |
| مُّصِيبَةٍ | muṣiybahin | Noun | 3× | |
| أَصَابَكَ | ʾaaṣaābaka | Verb | 3× | |
| أَصَابَهُمْ | ʾaaṣaābahum | Verb | 3× | |
| أَصَٰبَكُمْ | ʾaaṣabakum | Verb | 3× | |
| مُّصِيبَةٌ | muṣiybahun | Noun | 3× | |
| أَصَابَهُمُ | ʾaaṣaābahumu | Verb | 2× | |
| فَأَصَابَهُمْ | faʾaaṣaābahum | Verb | 2× | |
| مُّصِيبَةٌۢ | muṣiybahun | Noun | 2× |