و ص ف Root w-ṣ-f in the Qur’an 14 occurrences in 14 verses

Words from this root

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

يَصِفُ 13 times

• 6:100 · Al-An'amيَصِفُونَ they attributeBut they have attributed to Allah partners - the jinn, while He has created them - and have fabricated for Him sons and daughters. Exalted is He and high above what they describe
• 12:18 · Yusufتَصِفُونَ you describeAnd they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allah is the one sought for help against that which you describe."
• 12:77 · Yusufتَصِفُونَ you describeThey said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allah is most knowing of what you describe."
• 16:62 · An-Nahlوَتَصِفُ and assertAnd they attribute to Allah that which they dislike, and their tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be [therein] neglected.
• 16:116 · An-Nahlتَصِفُ assertAnd do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.
• 21:18 · Al-Anbyaتَصِفُونَ you ascribeRather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.
• 21:22 · Al-Anbyaيَصِفُونَ they attributeHad there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
• 21:112 · Al-Anbyaتَصِفُونَ you attribute[The Prophet] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."
• 23:91 · Al-Mu'minunيَصِفُونَ they attributeAllah has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have sought to overcome others. Exalted is Allah above what they describe [concerning Him].
• 23:96 · Al-Mu'minunيَصِفُونَ they attributeRepel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.
• 37:159 · As-Saffatيَصِفُونَ they attributeExalted is Allah above what they describe,
• 37:180 · As-Saffatيَصِفُونَ they attributeExalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.
• 43:82 · Az-Zukhrufيَصِفُونَ they ascribeExalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

وَصْف 1 time

• 6:139 · Al-An'amوَصْفَهُمْ ۚ (for) their attributionAnd they say, "What is in the bellies of these animals is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is [born] dead, then all of them have shares therein." He will punish them for their description. Indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

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.