The third word of verse (2:28) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and proper noun. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". The proper noun is in the genitive case (مجرور). The proper noun's triliteral root is hamza lām hā (أ ل ه). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:28:3) bil-lahi in Allah?
P – prefixed preposition bi PN – genitive proper noun → Allah	جار ومجرور

Verse (2:28)

The analysis above refers to the 28th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.

See Also

• English Translations
• Preposition Phrases
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root hamza lām hā
• Allah - referred to by the proper noun

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