كهف
k-h-f
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root كهف across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The primary meaning of كهف (khf) refers to a cave or cavern, a large hollow in a mountain.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
k-h-f
Listen:
كَهْفِهِمْ
18:25
Root letters:
ك — ه — ف
Word Family Tree (2 forms)
All word forms derived from the root كهف as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 6×
Concordance — 6 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root كهف appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (6)
Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:10
Noun
إِذۡ أَوَى ٱلۡفِتۡیَةُ إِلَى ٱلۡكَهۡفِ فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَاۤ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةࣰ وَهَیِّئۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَمۡرِنَا رَشَدࣰا ١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Mention] when the youths retreated to the cave and said, "Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance."
The Cave 18:11
Noun
فَضَرَبۡنَا عَلَىٰۤ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ فِی ٱلۡكَهۡفِ سِنِینَ عَدَدࣰا ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years
The Cave 18:16
Noun
وَإِذِ ٱعۡتَزَلۡتُمُوهُمۡ وَمَا یَعۡبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ فَأۡوُۥۤا۟ إِلَى ٱلۡكَهۡفِ یَنشُرۡ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحۡمَتِهِۦ وَیُهَیِّئۡ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَمۡرِكُم مِّرۡفَقࣰا ١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah , retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
The Cave 18:17
Noun
۞ وَتَرَى ٱلشَّمۡسَ إِذَا طَلَعَت تَّزَ ٰوَرُ عَن كَهۡفِهِمۡ ذَاتَ ٱلۡیَمِینِ وَإِذَا غَرَبَت تَّقۡرِضُهُمۡ ذَاتَ ٱلشِّمَالِ وَهُمۡ فِی فَجۡوَةࣲ مِّنۡهُۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ مِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِۗ مَن یَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن یُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُۥ وَلِیࣰّا مُّرۡشِدࣰا ١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [had you been present], you would see the sun when it rose, inclining away from their cave on the right, and when it set, passing away from them on the left, while they were [laying] within an open space thereof. That was from the signs of Allah . He whom Allah guides is the [rightly] guided, but he whom He leaves astray - never will you find for him a protecting guide
The Cave 18:25
Noun
وَلَبِثُوا۟ فِی كَهۡفِهِمۡ ثَلَـٰثَ مِا۟ئَةࣲ سِنِینَ وَٱزۡدَادُوا۟ تِسۡعࣰا ٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they remained in their cave for three hundred years and exceeded by nine
Derived Forms (2)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْكَهْفِ | lkahfi | Noun | 4× | |
| كَهْفِهِمْ | kahfihim | Noun | 2× |