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Quran Dictionary - ص ف ح

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The triliteral root ṣād fā ḥā (ص ف ح) occurs eight times in the Quran, in two derived forms:

  • six times as the form I verb yaṣfaḥu (يَصْفَحُ)
  • twice as the noun ṣafḥ (صَفْح)

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.

Verb (form I) - to overlook

(2:109:23) wa-iṣ'faḥūand overlook فَاعْفُوا وَاصْفَحُوا حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ
(5:13:28) wa-iṣ'faḥand overlook فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاصْفَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ
(15:85:12) fa-iṣ'faḥiSo overlook وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ
(24:22:17) walyaṣfaḥūand let them overlook وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ
(43:89:1) fa-iṣ'faḥSo turn away فَاصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَامٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ
(64:14:13) wataṣfaḥūand overlook وَإِنْ تَعْفُوا وَتَصْفَحُوا وَتَغْفِرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ

Noun

(15:85:13) l-ṣafḥa(with) forgiveness وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ
(43:5:4) ṣafḥandisregarding (you) أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنْكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَنْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا مُسْرِفِينَ

See Also

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