The fourth word of verse (3:167) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and verb. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The passive perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is qāf wāw lām (ق و ل).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:167:4) waqīla And it was said
REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person masculine singular passive perfect verb	الواو استئنافية فعل ماض مبني للمجهول

Verse (3:167)

The analysis above refers to the 167th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: And that He might make evident those who are hypocrites. For it was said to them, "Come, fight in the way of Allah or [at least] defend." They said, "If we had known [there would be] fighting, we would have followed you." They were nearer to disbelief that day than to faith, saying with their mouths what was not in their hearts. And Allah is most Knowing of what they conceal -

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root qāf wāw lām

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