Qur'an Gateway | Examine Root: خطف (khṭf)

Examining Root: خطف (khṭf)

Definition:
To seize/take/carry off a thing by force, take or seize a thing quickly (snatch it away), suddenly take away, move along quickly (quickness in pace or going), cut a thing short (such as a discourse or narrative), barely miss a thing (and also to nearly hit a thing), be lean or lank in the belly (lightness of the flesh of the sides), to be mad or diabolically possessed.

Total Qur’anic Occurrences: 7

Lemmata Based on This Root: 3

Breakdown of Appearances

Verb: 6

Form
I:	3
II:	0
III:	0
IV:	0
V:	3
VI:	0
VII:	0
VIII:	0
VIX:	0
IX:	0
XI:	0
XII:	0

Gender
Masculine:	4
Feminine:	1
Unassigned:	1

Person
1st:	1
2nd:	0
3rd:	5

Number
Singular:	5
Dual:	0
Plural:	1

Noun: 1

Case
Nominative:	0
Accusative:	1
Genitive:	0

Gender
Masculine:	0
Feminine:	1

Number
Singular:	1
Dual:	0
Plural:	0

Glosses for this Root
and (had) snatched him (x1) (by) theft (x1) snatches away (x1) we would be swept (x1)	might do away with you (x1) snatches (x1) while are being taken away (x1)

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