The second word of verse (38:24) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and particle of certainty. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis.

Chapter (38) sūrat ṣād (38:24:2) laqad "Certainly,
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām CERT – particle of certainty	اللام لام التوكيد حرف تحقيق

Verse (38:24)

The analysis above refers to the 24th verse of chapter 38 (sūrat ṣād):

Sahih International: [David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allah].

See Also

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• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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