The triliteral root shīn hā bā (ش ه ب) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the noun shihāb (شِهَاب)
- once as the noun shuhub (شُهُب)
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.
Noun
| (15:18:6) shihābun | a burning flame | إِلَّا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُبِينٌ |
| (27:7:13) bishihābin | a torch | سَآتِيكُمْ مِنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ آتِيكُمْ بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ |
| (37:10:6) shihābun | a burning flame | إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ |
| (72:9:12) shihāban | a flaming fire | فَمَنْ يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَصَدًا |
Noun
| (72:8:8) washuhuban | and flaming fires | وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا السَّمَاءَ فَوَجَدْنَاهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
