Morphology Explorer — خلف
khlf
Root analysis: 127 occurrences across 116 verses in the Quran
خلف
khlf
127
Total Occurrences
116
Verses
69
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories
Part-of-Speech Distribution
Noun ×64
Verb ×63
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Word Forms in the Quran 69
يَخْتَلِفُونَ
yakhtalifuna
10
ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟
khtalafua
8
خَلْفَهُمْ
khalfahum
6
تَخْتَلِفُونَ
takhtalifuna
6
خَلْفِهِمْ
khalfihim
5
يُخْلِفُ
yukhlifu
4
خِلَٰفٍ
khilaafin
4
خَلَٰٓئِفَ
khalaaiifa
4
وَٱخْتِلَٰفِ
wakhtilaafi
3
خُلَفَآءَ
khulafaa'a
3
ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ
lmukhallafuna
3
خَلْفِهِۦ
khalfihi
3
خَلِيفَةً
khalifahan
2
يُخْلِفَ
yukhlifa
2
ٱخْتَلَفَ
khtalafa
2
مُخْتَلِفًا
mukhtalifana
2
فَخَلَفَ
fakhalafa
2
خَلْفٌ
khalfun
2
ٱلْخَوَالِفِ
lkhawaalifi
2
فَٱخْتُلِفَ
fakhtulifa
2
مُّخْتَلِفٌ
mmukhtalifun
2
فَٱخْتَلَفَ
fakhtalafa
2
مُّخْتَلِفًا
mmukhtalifana
2
خَلْفَهَا
khalfahaa
1
وَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟
wakhtalafua
1
تُخْلِفُ
tukhlifu
1
ٱخْتِلَٰفًا
khtilaafana
1
وَيَسْتَخْلِفْ
wayastakhlif
1
وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ
wayastakhlifakum
1
ٱخْلُفْنِى
khlufnia
1
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Quranic Concordance 127
Every occurrence of the root خلف in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.
Tense / Aspect
- Perfect
- Completed action (past tense)
- Imperfect
- Ongoing or future action (present/future)
- Imperative
- A command or request
Voice
- Active
- Subject performs the action
- Passive
- Subject receives the action
Person
- 1st Person
- Speaker ("I" or "we")
- 2nd Person
- Addressed ("you")
- 3rd Person
- Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")
Gender & Number
- Masculine / Feminine
- Grammatical gender of the subject
- Singular
- One person or thing
- Dual
- Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
- Plural
- Three or more
Case
- Nominative
- Subject of the sentence
- Accusative
- Object of the verb
- Genitive
- After a preposition or in possession
State
- Definite
- With "al-" (the)
- Indefinite
- Without "al-" (a/an)
Derivation
- Participle
- Verb form used as adjective/noun
- Verbal Noun
- Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")
Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).
| Verse | Arabic | Transliteration | English | POS | Features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30 | خَلِيفَةً | khalifahan | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:66 | خَلْفَهَا | khalfahaa | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:80 | يُخْلِفَ | yukhlifa | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 2:113 | يَخْتَلِفُونَ | yakhtalifuna | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 2:164 | وَٱخْتِلَٰفِ | wakhtilaafi | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 2:176 | ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ | khtalafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 2:213 | ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ | khtalafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 2:213 | ٱخْتَلَفَ | khtalafa | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 2:213 | ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ | khtalafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 2:253 | ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ | khtalafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 2:255 | خَلْفَهُمْ | khalfahum | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:9 | يُخْلِفُ | yukhlifu | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 3:19 | ٱخْتَلَفَ | khtalafa | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 3:55 | تَخْتَلِفُونَ | takhtalifuna | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 3:105 | وَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ | wakhtalafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 3:170 | خَلْفِهِمْ | khalfihim | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:190 | وَٱخْتِلَٰفِ | wakhtilaafi | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 3:194 | تُخْلِفُ | tukhlifu | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 4:9 | خَلْفِهِمْ | khalfihim | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 4:82 | ٱخْتِلَٰفًا | khtilaafana | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 4:157 | ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ | khtalafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 5:33 | خِلَٰفٍ | khilaafin | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 5:48 | تَخْتَلِفُونَ | takhtalifuna | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 6:133 | وَيَسْتَخْلِفْ | wayastakhlif | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 6:141 | مُخْتَلِفًا | mukhtalifana | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 6:164 | تَخْتَلِفُونَ | takhtalifuna | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 6:165 | خَلَٰٓئِفَ | khalaaiifa | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:17 | خَلْفِهِمْ | khalfihim | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:69 | خُلَفَآءَ | khulafaa'a | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:74 | خُلَفَآءَ | khulafaa'a | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:124 | خِلَٰفٍ | khilaafin | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 7:129 | وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ | wayastakhlifakum | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 7:142 | ٱخْلُفْنِى | khlufnia | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 7:150 | خَلَفْتُمُونِى | khalaftumunia | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 7:169 | فَخَلَفَ | fakhalafa | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 7:169 | خَلْفٌ | khalfun | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 8:42 | لَٱخْتَلَفْتُمْ | lakhtalaftum | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 8:57 | خَلْفَهُمْ | khalfahum | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:77 | أَخْلَفُوا۟ | aakhlafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 9:81 | ٱلْمُخَلَّفُونَ | lmukhallafuna | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:81 | خِلَٰفَ | khilaafa | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:83 | ٱلْخَٰلِفِينَ | lkhaalifina | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:87 | ٱلْخَوَالِفِ | lkhawaalifi | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:93 | ٱلْخَوَالِفِ | lkhawaalifi | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 9:118 | خُلِّفُوا۟ | khullifua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 9:120 | يَتَخَلَّفُوا۟ | yatakhallafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 10:6 | ٱخْتِلَٰفِ | khtilaafi | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:14 | خَلَٰٓئِفَ | khalaaiifa | to differ, to disagree | Noun | Noun | |
| 10:19 | فَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ | fakhtalafua | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V | |
| 10:19 | يَخْتَلِفُونَ | yakhtalifuna | (v.) to differ, to disagree | Verb | V |