Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
نقب
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×), Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root N-Q-B primarily means to pierce or make a hole through something. It also describes traversing land, like journeying through countries.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: n-q-b
Listen: فَنَقَّبُوا۟ 50:36
Root letters: ن — ق — ب

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (2) · Verb (1)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Cave 18:97 Noun
فَمَا ٱسۡطَـٰعُوۤا۟ أَن یَظۡهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسۡتَطَـٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقۡبࣰا ۝٩٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration
The Table, The Table Spread 5:12 Noun
۞ وَلَقَدۡ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِیثَـٰقَ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ وَبَعَثۡنَا مِنۡهُمُ ٱثۡنَیۡ عَشَرَ نَقِیبࣰاۖ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ إِنِّی مَعَكُمۡۖ لَىِٕنۡ أَقَمۡتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَیۡتُمُ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَءَامَنتُم بِرُسُلِی وَعَزَّرۡتُمُوهُمۡ وَأَقۡرَضۡتُمُ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنࣰا لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنكُمۡ سَیِّءَاتِكُمۡ وَلَأُدۡخِلَنَّكُمۡ جَنَّـٰتࣲ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُۚ فَمَن كَفَرَ بَعۡدَ ذَ ٰلِكَ مِنكُمۡ فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ سَوَاۤءَ ٱلسَّبِیلِ ۝١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Allah had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them twelve leaders. And Allah said, "I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakah and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way."

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَنَقَّبُوا۟ fanaqabuwā Verb
نَقْبًا naqbanā Noun
نَقِيبًا naqiybanā Noun