Quranic root
ش ه ب
shīn hā bā
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- $hb
2 lemmas from this root
The dictionary words this root produces, with how often each occurs.
- شِهَاب
- شُهُب
Word forms
Every surface form this root takes in the Quran.
- شهابۭ
- بشهاب
- شهابۭا
- وشهبۭا
Themes
The themes most often carried by the verses this root appears in.
Verses
- 15:18 Al-Hijr شِهَابٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسْتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ any eavesdropper will be pursued by a clearly visible flame.
- 27:7 An-Naml بِشِهَابٍ 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.’
- 37:10 As-Saffat شِهَابٌ إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame.
- 72:8 Al-Jinn وَشُهُبًۭا 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––
- 72:9 Al-Jinn شِهَابًۭا 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––