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Quran Dictionary - ص ل ب

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The triliteral root ṣād lām bā (ص ل ب) occurs eight times in the Quran, in three derived forms:

  • twice as the form I verb ṣalabu (صَلَبُ)
  • four times as the form II verb yuṣallabu (يُصَلَّبُ)
  • twice as the noun ṣul'b (صُّلْب)

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 crucify

(4:157:13) ṣalabūhuthey crucified him وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَٰكِنْ شُبِّهَ لَهُمْ
(12:41:10) fayuṣ'labuhe will be crucified وَأَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَيُصْلَبُ فَتَأْكُلُ الطَّيْرُ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ

Verb (form II) - to crucify

(5:33:14) yuṣallabūthey be crucified أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوا أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُمْ مِنْ خِلَافٍ
(7:124:7) la-uṣallibannakumI will surely crucify you لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ مِنْ خِلَافٍ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
(20:71:18) wala-uṣallibannakumand surely I will crucify you وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِي جُذُوعِ النَّخْلِ
(26:49:20) wala-uṣallibannakumand I will surely crucify you لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ مِنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Noun

(4:23:41) aṣlābikumyour loins وَحَلَائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ
(86:7:4) l-ṣul'bithe backbone يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

See Also

Language Research Group
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