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Verse (16:4), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (16:4) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and time adverb. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events.

Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:4:5)
fa-idhā
then behold,
REM – prefixed resumption particle
T – time adverb
الفاء استئنافية
ظرف زمان

Verse (16:4)

The analysis above refers to the fourth verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: He created man from a sperm-drop; then at once, he is a clear adversary.

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