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خ ص م Root kh-ṣ-m in the Qur’an 18 occurrences in 17 verses

Occurrences
18
Verses
17
Surahs
12 of 114
Words
5

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 خ ص م (kh-ṣ-m) gives 5 words. It appears most in Sad (4), Al-Hajj (2), Ya-Sin (2).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
اخْتَصَمُverb8dispute, disputing, they disputing
خَصِيمnoun5opponent, opponents, pleader
خَصْمnoun3opponents, litigants, two litigants
تَخاصُمnoun1quarreling
خَصِمadjective1argumentative

اخْتَصَمُ 8 times

  • 3:44 · Ali 'Imranيَخْتَصِمُونَ they (were) disputingThat is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed.
  • 22:19 · Al-Hajjٱخْتَصَمُوا۟ disputeThese are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding water
  • 26:96 · Ash-Shu'araيَخْتَصِمُونَ (are) disputingThey will say while they dispute therein,
  • 27:45 · An-Namlيَخْتَصِمُونَ quarrelingAnd We had certainly sent to Thamud their brother Salih, [saying], "Worship Allah," and at once they were two parties conflicting.
  • 36:49 · Ya-Sinيَخِصِّمُونَ are disputingThey do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.
  • 38:69 · Sadيَخْتَصِمُونَ they were disputingI had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].
  • 39:31 · Az-Zumarتَخْتَصِمُونَ will disputeThen indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, before your Lord, will dispute.
  • 50:28 · Qafتَخْتَصِمُوا۟ dispute[Allah] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning.

خَصِيم 5 times

  • 2:204 · Al-Baqarahٱلْخِصَامِ (of) opponentsAnd of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.
  • 4:105 · An-Nisaخَصِيمًۭا a pleaderIndeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth so you may judge between the people by that which Allah has shown you. And do not be for the deceitful an advocate.
  • 16:4 · An-Nahlخَصِيمٌۭ (is) an opponentHe created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.
  • 36:77 · Ya-Sinخَصِيمٌۭ (is) an opponentDoes man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?
  • 43:18 · Az-Zukhrufٱلْخِصَامِ the disputeSo is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?

خَصْم 3 times

  • 22:19 · Al-Hajjخَصْمَانِ opponentsThese are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding water
  • 38:21 · Sadٱلْخَصْمِ (of) the litigantsAnd has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -
  • 38:22 · Sadخَصْمَانِ (We are) two litigantsWhen they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them? They said, "Fear not. [We are] two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth and do not exceed [it] and guide us to the sound path.

تَخاصُم 1 time

  • 38:64 · Sadتَخَاصُمُ (the) quarrelingIndeed, that is truth - the quarreling of the people of the Fire.

خَصِم 1 time

  • 43:58 · Az-Zukhrufخَصِمُونَ argumentativeAnd they said, "Are your gods better, or is he?" They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.

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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