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Verse (3:93), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (3:93) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān)


(3:93:3)
kāna
was
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (3:93)

The analysis above refers to the 93rd verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: All food was lawful to the Children of Israel except what Israel had made unlawful to himself before the Torah was revealed. Say, [O Muhammad], "So bring the Torah and recite it, if you should be truthful."

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