ث ب ت Root th-b-t in the Qur’an 18 occurrences in 17 verses
- Occurrences
- 18
- Verses
- 17
- Surahs
- 11 of 114
- Words
- 6
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 ث ب ت (th-b-t) gives 6 words. It appears most in Al-Anfal (4), Ibrahim (3), Al-Baqarah (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
ثَبَّتْ 10 times
- 2:250 · Al-Baqarahوَثَبِّتْ and make firmAnd when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
- 3:147 · Ali 'Imranوَثَبِّتْ and make firmAnd their words were not but that they said, "Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
- 8:11 · Al-Anfalوَيُثَبِّتَ and make firm[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet.
- 8:12 · Al-Anfalفَثَبِّتُوا۟ so strengthen[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, so strike [them] upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip."
- 11:120 · Hudنُثَبِّتُ We may make firmAnd each [story] We relate to you from the news of the messengers is that by which We make firm your heart. And there has come to you, in this, the truth and an instruction and a reminder for the believers.
- 14:27 · Ibrahimيُثَبِّتُ Allah keeps firmAllah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.
- 16:102 · An-Nahlلِيُثَبِّتَ to make firmSay, [O Muhammad], "The Pure Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the Muslims."
- 17:74 · Al-Israثَبَّتْنَـٰكَ We (had) strengthened youAnd if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.
- 25:32 · Al-Furqanلِنُثَبِّتَ that We may strengthenAnd those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.
- 47:7 · Muhammadوَيُثَبِّتْ and make firmO you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.
تَثْبِيت 2 times
- 2:265 · Al-Baqarahوَتَثْبِيتًۭا and certaintyAnd the example of those who spend their wealth seeking means to the approval of Allah and assuring [reward for] themselves is like a garden on high ground which is hit by a downpour - so it yields its fruits in double. And [even] if it is not hit by a downpour, then a drizzle [is sufficient]. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing.
- 4:66 · An-Nisaتَثْبِيتًۭا strengthen(ing)And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].
ثابِت 2 times
- 14:24 · Ibrahimثَابِتٌۭ (is) firmHave you not considered how Allah presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?
- 14:27 · Ibrahimٱلثَّابِتِ with the firm wordAllah keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allah sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allah does what He wills.
يُثْبِتُ 2 times
- 8:30 · Al-Anfalلِيُثْبِتُوكَ that they restrain youAnd [remember, O Muhammad], when those who disbelieved plotted against you to restrain you or kill you or evict you [from Makkah]. But they plan, and Allah plans. And Allah is the best of planners.
- 13:39 · Ar-Ra'dوَيُثْبِتُ ۖ and confirmsAllah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.
اثْبُتُ 1 time
- 8:45 · Al-Anfalفَٱثْبُتُوا۟ then be firmO you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allah much that you may be successful.
ثُبُوت 1 time
- 16:94 · An-Nahlثُبُوتِهَا it is firmly plantedAnd do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allah, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.
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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