The triliteral root ḥā wāw bā (ح و ب) occurs only once in the Quran, as the noun ḥūb (حُوب). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
(4:2:15) ḥūban | a sin | وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَىٰ أَمْوَالِكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبِيرًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary