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ط ب ع Root ṭ-b-ʿ in the Qur’an 11 occurrences in 11 verses

Occurrences
11
Verses
11
Surahs
9 of 114
Words
1

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 ط ب ع (ṭ-b-ʿ) gives 1 word. It appears most in Al-A'raf (2), At-Tawbah (2), An-Nisa (1).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
طَبَعَverb11sealed, Allah has set a seal, set a seal

طَبَعَ 11 times

  • 4:155 · An-Nisaطَبَعَ (has) set a sealAnd [We cursed them] for their breaking of the covenant and their disbelief in the signs of Allah and their killing of the prophets without right and their saying, "Our hearts are wrapped". Rather, Allah has sealed them because of their disbelief, so they believe not, except for a few.
  • 7:100 · Al-A'rafوَنَطْبَعُ and We put a sealHas it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.
  • 7:101 · Al-A'rafيَطْبَعُ (has been) put a sealThose cities - We relate to you, [O Muhammad], some of their news. And certainly did their messengers come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe in that which they had denied before. Thus does Allah seal over the hearts of the disbelievers.
  • 9:87 · At-Tawbahوَطُبِعَ and were sealedThey were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.
  • 9:93 · At-Tawbahوَطَبَعَ and Allah sealedThe cause [for blame] is only upon those who ask permission of you while they are rich. They are satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and Allah has sealed over their hearts, so they do not know.
  • 10:74 · Yunusنَطْبَعُ We sealThen We sent after him messengers to their peoples, and they came to them with clear proofs. But they were not to believe in that which they had denied before. Thus We seal over the hearts of the transgressors
  • 16:108 · An-Nahlطَبَعَ Allah has set a sealThose are the ones over whose hearts and hearing and vision Allah has sealed, and it is those who are the heedless.
  • 30:59 · Ar-Rumيَطْبَعُ Allah sealsThus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know.
  • 40:35 · Ghafirيَطْبَعُ Allah sets a sealThose who dispute concerning the signs of Allah without an authority having come to them - great is hatred [of them] in the sight of Allah and in the sight of those who have believed. Thus does Allah seal over every heart [belonging to] an arrogant tyrant.
  • 47:16 · Muhammadطَبَعَ Allah has set a sealAnd among them, [O Muhammad], are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones of whom Allah has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their [own] desires.
  • 63:3 · Al-Munafiqunفَطُبِعَ so were sealedThat is because they believed, and then they disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed over, and they do not understand.

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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