خ ط ب Root kh-ṭ-b in the Qur’an 12 occurrences in 12 verses

Words from this root

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

خَطْب 5 times

• 12:51 · Yusufخَطْبُكُنَّ (was) your affairSaid [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-'Azeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.
• 15:57 · Al-Hijrخَطْبُكُمْ (is) your business[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
• 20:95 · Ta-Haخَطْبُكَ (is) your case[Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri?"
• 28:23 · Al-Qasasخَطْبُكُمَا ۖ (is the) matter with both of youAnd when he came to the well of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women driving back [their flocks]. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father is an old man."
• 51:31 · Adh-Dhariyatخَطْبُكُمْ (is) your mission[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

خاطَبَ 3 times

• 11:37 · Hudتُخَـٰطِبْنِى address MeAnd construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration and do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are [to be] drowned."
• 23:27 · Al-Mu'minunتُخَـٰطِبْنِى address MeSo We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation, and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into the ship from each [creature] two mates and your family, except those for whom the decree [of destruction] has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.
• 25:63 · Al-Furqanخَاطَبَهُمُ address themAnd the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,

خِطاب 3 times

• 38:20 · Sadٱلْخِطَابِ speechAnd We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.
• 38:23 · Sadٱلْخِطَابِ [the] speechIndeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."
• 78:37 · An-Nabaخِطَابًۭا (to) address[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.

خِطْبَة 1 time

• 2:235 · Al-Baqarahخِطْبَةِ marriage proposalThere is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves. Allah knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying. And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period reaches its end. And know that Allah knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.

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.