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ك ي د Root k-y-d in the Qur’an 35 occurrences in 29 verses

Occurrences
35
Verses
29
Surahs
16 of 114
Words
3

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ك ي د (k-y-d) gives 3 words. It appears most in Yusuf (9), At-Tariq (4), Ta-Ha (3).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
كَيْدnoun26plot, plan, their plot
كِيدُverb8scheme against me, plot against me, lest they plan
مَكِيدnoun1plot

كَيْد 26 times

  • 3:120 · Ali 'Imranكَيْدُهُمْ their plotIf good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it. And if you are patient and fear Allah, their plot will not harm you at all. Indeed, Allah is encompassing of what they do.
  • 4:76 · An-Nisaكَيْدَ (the) strategyThose who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of Taghut. So fight against the allies of Satan. Indeed, the plot of Satan has ever been weak.
  • 7:183 · Al-A'rafكَيْدِى My planAnd I will give them time. Indeed, my plan is firm.
  • 8:18 · Al-Anfalكَيْدِ (the) planThat [is so], and [also] that Allah will weaken the plot of the disbelievers.
  • 12:5 · Yusufكَيْدًا ۖ a plotHe said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.
  • 12:28 · Yusufكَيْدِكُنَّ ۖ your plotSo when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great.
  • 12:28 · Yusufكَيْدَكُنَّ your plotSo when her husband saw his shirt torn from the back, he said, "Indeed, it is of the women's plan. Indeed, your plan is great.
  • 12:33 · Yusufكَيْدَهُنَّ their plotHe said, "My Lord, prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me. And if You do not avert from me their plan, I might incline toward them and [thus] be of the ignorant."
  • 12:34 · Yusufكَيْدَهُنَّ ۚ their plotSo his Lord responded to him and averted from him their plan. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
  • 12:50 · Yusufبِكَيْدِهِنَّ of their plotAnd the king said, "Bring him to me." But when the messenger came to him, [Joseph] said, "Return to your master and ask him what is the case of the women who cut their hands. Indeed, my Lord is Knowing of their plan."
  • 12:52 · Yusufكَيْدَ (the) planThat is so al-'Azeez will know that I did not betray him in [his] absence and that Allah does not guide the plan of betrayers.
  • 20:60 · Ta-Haكَيْدَهُۥ his planSo Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].
  • 20:64 · Ta-Haكَيْدَكُمْ your planSo resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."
  • 20:69 · Ta-Haكَيْدُ a trickAnd 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."
  • 21:70 · Al-Anbyaكَيْدًۭا a planAnd they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.
  • 22:15 · Al-Hajjكَيْدُهُۥ his planWhoever should think that Allah will not support [Prophet Muhammad] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath], and let him see: will his effort remove that which enrages [him]?
  • 37:98 · As-Saffatكَيْدًۭا a plotAnd they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased.
  • 40:25 · Ghafirكَيْدُ (is the) plotAnd when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who have believed with him and keep their women alive." But the plan of the disbelievers is not except in error.
  • 40:37 · Ghafirكَيْدُ (was the) plotThe ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.
  • 52:42 · At-Turكَيْدًۭا ۖ a plotOr do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.
  • 52:46 · At-Turكَيْدُهُمْ their plottingThe Day their plan will not avail them at all, nor will they be helped.
  • 68:45 · Al-Qalamكَيْدِى My planAnd I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
  • 77:39 · Al-Mursalatكَيْدٌۭ a planSo if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
  • 86:15 · At-Tariqكَيْدًۭا a plotIndeed, they are planning a plan,
  • 86:16 · At-Tariqكَيْدًۭا a planBut I am planning a plan.
  • 105:2 · Al-Filكَيْدَهُمْ their planDid He not make their plan into misguidance?

كِيدُ 8 times

  • 7:195 · Al-A'rafكِيدُونِ scheme against meDo they have feet by which they walk? Or do they have hands by which they strike? Or do they have eyes by which they see? Or do they have ears by which they hear? Say, [O Muhammad], "Call your 'partners' and then conspire against me and give me no respite.
  • 11:55 · Hudفَكِيدُونِى So plot against meOther than Him. So plot against me all together; then do not give me respite.
  • 12:5 · Yusufفَيَكِيدُوا۟ lest they planHe said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.
  • 12:76 · Yusufكِدْنَا (did) We planSo he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion of the king except that Allah willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
  • 21:57 · Al-Anbyaلَأَكِيدَنَّ surely, I will planAnd [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."
  • 77:39 · Al-Mursalatفَكِيدُونِ then plan against MeSo if you have a plan, then plan against Me.
  • 86:15 · At-Tariqيَكِيدُونَ are plottingIndeed, they are planning a plan,
  • 86:16 · At-Tariqوَأَكِيدُ But I am planningBut I am planning a plan.

مَكِيد 1 time

  • 52:42 · At-Turٱلْمَكِيدُونَ (are in) the plotOr do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan.

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.

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