The triliteral root ḥā ṣād bā (ح ص ب) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- once as the noun ḥaṣab (حَصَب)
- four times as the active participle ḥāṣib (حَاصِب)
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
| (21:98:7) ḥaṣabu | (are) firewood | إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ |
Active participle
| (17:68:10) ḥāṣiban | a storm of stones | أَفَأَمِنْتُمْ أَنْ يَخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ الْبَرِّ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا |
| (29:40:8) ḥāṣiban | a violent storm | فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَخَذَتْهُ الصَّيْحَةُ |
| (54:34:4) ḥāṣiban | a storm of stones | إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ نَجَّيْنَاهُمْ بِسَحَرٍ |
| (67:17:9) ḥāṣiban | a storm of stones | أَمْ أَمِنْتُمْ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
