The triliteral root rā ʿayn bā (ر ع ب) occurs five times in the Quran as the noun ruʿ'b (رُعْب). 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
| (3:151:6) l-ruʿ'ba | [the] terror | سَنُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ بِمَا أَشْرَكُوا بِاللَّهِ |
| (8:12:16) l-ruʿ'ba | the terror | سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَاضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الْأَعْنَاقِ |
| (18:18:22) ruʿ'ban | (with) terror | لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا |
| (33:26:12) l-ruʿ'ba | [the] terror | وَقَذَفَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الرُّعْبَ فَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَأْسِرُونَ فَرِيقًا |
| (59:2:32) l-ruʿ'ba | [the] terror | فَأَتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَمْ يَحْتَسِبُوا وَقَذَفَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ الرُّعْبَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
