Quran Dictionary - ص ف ح

Quran Dictionary - ص ف ح

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The triliteral root ṣād fā ḥā (ص ف ح) occurs eight times in the Quran, in two derived forms:

• six times as the form I verb yaṣfaḥu (يَصْفَحُ)
• twice as the noun ṣafḥ (صَفْح)

The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.

Verb (form I) - to overlook

(2:109:23) wa-iṣ'faḥū	and overlook	فَاعْفُوا وَاصْفَحُوا حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
(5:13:28) wa-iṣ'faḥ	and overlook	فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
(15:85:12) fa-iṣ'faḥi	So overlook	وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ
(24:22:17) walyaṣfaḥū	and let them overlook	وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ
(43:89:1) fa-iṣ'faḥ	So turn away	فَاصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَامٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
(64:14:13) wataṣfaḥū	and overlook	وَإِنْ تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

Noun

(15:85:13) l-ṣafḥa	(with) forgiveness	وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ
(43:5:4) ṣafḥan	disregarding (you)	أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنْكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَنْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا مُسْرِفِينَ

See Also

• Lane's Lexicon  - Classical Arabic dictionary