ب د و Root b-d-w in the Qur’an 31 occurrences in 29 verses

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

يُبْدِيَ 15 times

• 2:33 · Al-Baqarahتُبْدُونَ you revealHe said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."
• 2:271 · Al-Baqarahتُبْدُوا۟ you discloseIf you disclose your charitable expenditures, they are good; but if you conceal them and give them to the poor, it is better for you, and He will remove from you some of your misdeeds [thereby]. And Allah, with what you do, is [fully] Acquainted.
• 2:284 · Al-Baqarahتُبْدُوا۟ you discloseTo Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
• 3:29 · Ali 'Imranتُبْدُوهُ you disclose it Say, "Whether you conceal what is in your breasts or reveal it, Allah knows it. And He knows that which is in the heavens and that which is on the earth. And Allah is over all things competent.
• 3:154 · Ali 'Imranيُبْدُونَ they revealThen after distress, He sent down upon you security [in the form of] drowsiness, overcoming a faction of you, while another faction worried about themselves, thinking of Allah other than the truth - the thought of ignorance, saying, "Is there anything for us [to have done] in this matter?" Say, "Indeed, the matter belongs completely to Allah." They conceal within themselves what they will not reveal to you. They say, "If there was anything we could have done in the matter, some of us would not have been killed right here." Say, "Even if you had been inside your houses, those decreed to be killed would have come out to their death beds." [It was] so that Allah might test what is in your breasts and purify what is in your hearts. And Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
• 4:149 · An-Nisaتُبْدُوا۟ you discloseIf [instead] you show [some] good or conceal it or pardon an offense - indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Competent.
• 5:99 · Al-Ma'idahتُبْدُونَ you revealNot upon the Messenger is [responsibility] except [for] notification. And Allah knows whatever you reveal and whatever you conceal.
• 6:91 · Al-An'amتُبْدُونَهَا you disclose (some of) itAnd they did not appraise Allah with true appraisal when they said, "Allah did not reveal to a human being anything." Say, "Who revealed the Scripture that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people? You [Jews] make it into pages, disclosing [some of] it and concealing much. And you were taught that which you knew not - neither you nor your fathers." Say, "Allah [revealed it]." Then leave them in their [empty] discourse, amusing themselves.
• 7:20 · Al-A'rafلِيُبْدِىَ to make apparentBut Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."
• 12:77 · Yusufيُبْدِهَا reveal itThey said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."
• 24:29 · An-Nurتُبْدُونَ you revealThere is no blame upon you for entering houses not inhabited in which there is convenience for you. And Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal.
• 24:31 · An-Nurيُبْدِينَ (to) displayAnd tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
• 24:31 · An-Nurيُبْدِينَ (to) displayAnd tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
• 28:10 · Al-Qasasلَتُبْدِى (to) disclosingAnd the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else]. She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers.
• 33:54 · Al-Ahzabتُبْدُوا۟ you revealWhether you reveal a thing or conceal it, indeed Allah is ever, of all things, Knowing.

بَدا 11 times

• 3:118 · Ali 'Imranبَدَتِ (has become) apparentO you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, for they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater. We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason.
• 5:101 · Al-Ma'idahتُبْدَ made clearO you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
• 5:101 · Al-Ma'idahتُبْدَ it would be made clearO you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
• 6:28 · Al-An'amبَدَا became manifestBut what they concealed before has [now] appeared to them. And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden; and indeed, they are liars.
• 7:22 · Al-A'rafبَدَتْ became apparentSo he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"
• 12:35 · Yusufبَدَا (it) appearedThen it appeared to them after they had seen the signs that al-'Azeez should surely imprison him for a time.
• 20:121 · Ta-Haفَبَدَتْ so became apparentAnd Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.
• 39:47 · Az-Zumarوَبَدَا And (will) appearAnd if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby from the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. And there will appear to them from Allah that which they had not taken into account.
• 39:48 · Az-Zumarوَبَدَا And will become apparentAnd there will appear to them the evils they had earned, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
• 45:33 · Al-Jathiyahوَبَدَا And (will) appearAnd the evil consequences of what they did will appear to them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
• 60:4 · Al-Mumtahanahوَبَدَا and has appearedThere has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone" except for the saying of Abraham to his father, "I will surely ask forgiveness for you, but I have not [power to do] for you anything against Allah. Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.

باد 1 time

• 22:25 · Al-Hajjوَٱلْبَادِ ۚ and the visitorIndeed, those who have disbelieved and avert [people] from the way of Allah and [from] al-Masjid al-Haram, which We made for the people - equal are the resident therein and one from outside; and [also] whoever intends [a deed] therein of deviation [in religion] or wrongdoing - We will make him taste of a painful punishment.

بادي 1 time

• 33:20 · Al-Ahzabبَادُونَ living in (the) desertThey think the companies have not [yet] withdrawn. And if the companies should come [again], they would wish they were in the desert among the bedouins, inquiring [from afar] about your news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight except for a little.

بادِي 1 time

• 11:27 · Hudبَادِىَ immature in opinionSo the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "We do not see you but as a man like ourselves, and we do not see you followed except by those who are the lowest of us [and] at first suggestion. And we do not see in you over us any merit; rather, we think you are liars."

بَدْو 1 time

• 12:100 · Yusufٱلْبَدْوِ the bedouin lifeAnd he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise.

مُبْدِي 1 time

• 33:37 · Al-Ahzabمُبْدِيهِ (was to) discloseAnd [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allah," while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.