Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root لقف (lqf) means to seize or take something quickly, especially if it's thrown or said to you. It implies a swift and immediate grasp.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: l-q-f
Listen: تَلْقَفُ 26:45
Root letters: ل — ق — ف

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (3)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Ta Ha 20:69 Verb
وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِی یَمِینِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوۤا۟ۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا۟ كَیۡدُ سَـٰحِرࣲۖ وَلَا یُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَیۡثُ أَتَىٰ ۝٦٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."
The Poets 26:45 Verb
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا یَأۡفِكُونَ ۝٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:117 Verb
۞ وَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَلۡقِ عَصَاكَۖ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا یَأۡفِكُونَ ۝١١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
تَلْقَفُ talqafu Verb
تَلْقَفْ talqaf Verb