Quranic root
ش ه ب
shīn hā bā
- Occurrences
- 5
- Verses
- 5
- Word forms
- 4
- Buckwalter
- $hb
2 lemmas from this root
The dictionary words this root produces, with how often each occurs.
- شِهَاب 4
- شُهُب 1
Word forms
Every surface form this root takes in the Quran.
- شهابۭ 2
- بشهاب 1
- شهابۭا 1
- وشهبۭا 1
Themes
The themes most often carried by the verses this root appears in.
Verses
All 5 verses containing this root, in mushaf order.
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ
any eavesdropper will be pursued by a clearly visible flame.
إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ
Moses said to his family, ‘I have seen a fire. I will bring you news from there, or a burning stick for you to warm yourselves.’
إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ
if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame.
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا
We tried to reach heaven, but discovered it to be full of stern guards and shooting stars––
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا
we used to sit in places there, listening, but anyone trying to listen now will find a shooting star lying in wait for him––