The first word of verse (28:18) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and verb. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The form IV perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is ṣād bā ḥā (ص ب ح). The verb (اصبح) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (28) sūrat l-qaṣaṣ (The Stories) (28:18:1) fa-aṣbaḥa In the morning he was
REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb	الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض من اخوات «كان»

Verse (28:18)

The analysis above refers to the eighteenth verse of chapter 28 (sūrat l-qaṣaṣ):

Sahih International: And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root ṣād bā ḥā

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