The triliteral root bā ḥā thā (ب ح ث) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form I verb yabḥathu (يَبْحَثُ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to search, to scratch
| (5:31:4) yabḥathu | it (was) scratching | فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
