كانَ
Verb · 1,358 timesMeaning: you are · Also translated as: be, they were, you were, they used to
Forms in the Quran
- كَانَ ×323
- كَانُوا۟ ×229
- كُنتُمْ ×188
- وَكَانَ ×84
- كُنَّا ×63
- كُنتَ ×51
- وَّكَانُوا۟ ×35
- يَكُونَ ×35
كانَ
كان in the Quran
Meaning: you are
كان occurs 1,358 times in 1,149 verses across 86 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
- Occurrences
- 1,358
- Verses
- 1,149
- Surahs
- 86
- Root
- ك و ن
Its root in the classical dictionaries
الكاف والواو والنون أصل يدل على الإخبار عن حدوث شيء، إما في زمان ماض أو زمان راهن. يقولون: كان الشيء يكون كونا، إذا وقع وحضر. قال الله تعالى: ﴿وإن كان ذو عسرة﴾ [البقرة: 280]، أي حضر وجاء. ويقولون: قد كان الشتاء، أي جاء وحضر. وأما الماضي فقولنا: كان زيد أميرا، يريد أن ذلك كان في زمان سالف. وقال قوم: المكان اشتقاقه من…
الكون: الحدث، وقد كان كونا وكينونة؛ عن اللحياني وكراع، والكينونة في مصدر كان يكون أحسن. قال الفراء: العرب تقول في ذوات الياء مما يشبه زغت وسرت: طرت طيرورة وحدت حيدودة فيما لا يحصى من هذا الضرب، فأما ذوات الواو مثل قلت ورضت، فإنهم لا يقولون ذلك، وقد أتى عنهم في أربعة أحرف: منها الكينونة من كنت، والديمومة من دمت،…
Verses with كان
Verses 561–580 of 1,149
- Each word opens its meaning.
"As for the youth, His parents were people Of Faith, and we feared That he would grieve them By obstinate rebellion And ingratitude (to God and man).
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:80 - Each word opens its meaning.
"As for the wall, It belonged to two youths, Orphans, in the Town; There was, beneath it, A buried treasure, to which They were entitled; their father Had been a righteous man: So thy Lord desired that They should attain their age Of full strength and get out Their treasure—a mercy (And favour) from thy Lord. I did it not of my own Accord. Such is the interpretation Of (those things) over which Thou wast unable To hold patience."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:82 - Each word opens its meaning.
He said: "This is A mercy from my Lord: But when the promise Of my Lord comes to pass, He will make it into dust; And the promise of My Lord is true."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:98 - Each word opens its meaning.
(Unbelievers) whose eyes Had been under a veil From Remembrance of Me, And who had been unable Even to hear.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:101 - Each word opens its meaning.
As to those who believe And work righteous deeds, They have, for their entertainment, The Gardens of Paradise,
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:107 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: "If the ocean were Ink (wherewith to write out) The words of my Lord, Sooner would the ocean be Exhausted than would the words Of my Lord, even if we Added another ocean Like it, for its aid."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:109 - Each word opens its meaning.
Say: "I am but a man Like yourselves, (but) The inspiration has come To me, that your God is One God: whoever expects To meet his Lord, let him Work righteousness, and, In the worship of his Lord, Admit no one as partner.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:110 - Each word opens its meaning.
Praying: "O my Lord! Infirm indeed are my bones, And the hair of my head Doth glisten with grey: But never am I unblest, O my Lord, in my prayer To Thee!
Surah Maryam, verse 19:4 - Each word opens its meaning.
"Now I fear (what) My relatives (and colleagues) (Will do) after me: But my wife is barren: So give me an heir As from Thyself,—
Surah Maryam, verse 19:5 - Each word opens its meaning.
He said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son, When my wife is barren And I have grown quite decrepit From old age?"
Surah Maryam, verse 19:8 - Each word opens its meaning.
He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, "That is Easy for Me: I did Indeed create thee before, When thou hadst been nothing!"
Surah Maryam, verse 19:9 - Each word opens its meaning.
And pity (for all creatures) As from us, and purity: He was devout,
Surah Maryam, verse 19:13 - Each word opens its meaning.
And kind to his parents, And he was not overbearing Or rebellious.
Surah Maryam, verse 19:14 - Each word opens its meaning.
She said: "I seek refuge From thee to (God) Most Gracious: (come not near) If thou dost fear God."
Surah Maryam, verse 19:18 - Each word opens its meaning.
She said: "How shall I Have a son, seeing that No man has touched me, And I am not unchaste?"
Surah Maryam, verse 19:20 - Each word opens its meaning.
He said: "So (it will be): Thy Lord saith, "That is Easy for Me: and (We Wish) to appoint him As a Sign unto men And a Mercy from Us": It is a matter (So) decreed."
Surah Maryam, verse 19:21 - Each word opens its meaning.
And the pains of childbirth Drove her to the trunk Of a palm-tree: She cried (in her anguish): "Ah! would that I had Died before this! would that I had been a thing Forgotten and out of sight!"
Surah Maryam, verse 19:23 - Each word opens its meaning.
"O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not A man of evil, nor thy Mother a woman unchaste!"
Surah Maryam, verse 19:28 - Each word opens its meaning.
But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we Talk to one who is A child in the cradle?"
Surah Maryam, verse 19:29 - Each word opens its meaning.
"And He hath made me Blessed wheresoever I be, And hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long As I live;
Surah Maryam, verse 19:31