أَخَذَ
Verb · 127 timesMeaning: We took · Also translated as: Hold, took, and let them take, will be taken
Forms in the Quran
- أَخَذْنَا ×12
- أَخَذَ ×10
- فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ×10
- فَأَخَذَهُمُ ×9
- خُذُوا۟ ×5
- يُؤْخَذُ ×4
- فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم ×4
- فَخُذْ ×3
أَخَذَ
Meaning: We took
أخذ occurs 133 times in 115 verses across 41 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: We took · Also translated as: Hold, took, and let them take, will be taken
Meaning: And for their taking · Also translated as: the seizure your Lord, His seizure
الهمزة والخاء والذال أصل واحد تتفرع منه فروع متقاربة في المعنى. [أما] أخذ فالأصل حوز الشيء وجبيه وجمعه. تقول أخذت الشيء آخذه أخذا. قال الخليل: هو خلاف العطاء، وهو التناول. قال: والأخذة رقية تأخذ العين ونحوها. والمؤخذ: الرجل الذي تؤخذه المرأة عن رأيه وتؤخذه عن النساء، كأنه حبس عنهن. والإخاذة - وأبو عبيد يقول الإخاذ…
الأخذ: خلاف العطاء، وهو أيضا التناول. أخذت الشيء آخذه أخذا: تناولته؛ وأخذه يأخذه أخذا، والإخذ، بالكسر: الاسم. وإذا أمرت قلت: خذ، وأصله أؤخذ إلا أنهم استثقلوا الهمزتين فحذفوهما تخفيفا؛ قال ابن سيده: فلما اجتمعت همزتان وكثر استعمال الكلمة حذفت الهمزة الأصلية فزال الساكن فاستغني عن الهمزة الزائدة، وقد جاء على الأصل فقيل:…
Verses 41–60 of 115
When Moses came back To his people, angry and grieved, He said: "Evil it is that ye Have done in my place In my absence: did ye Make haste to bring on The judgment of your Lord?" He put down the Tablets, Seized his brother by (the hair Of) his head, and dragged him To him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! The people Did indeed reckon me As naught, and went near To slaying me! Make not The enemies rejoice over My misfortune, nor count thou Me amongst the people Of sin."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:150When the anger of Moses Was appeased, he took up The Tablets: in the writing Thereon was Guidance and Mercy For such as fear their Lord.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:154And Moses chose seventy Of his people for Our place Of meeting: when they Were seized with violent quaking, He prayed: "O my Lord! If it had been Thy Will Thou couldst have destroyed, Long before, both them And me: wouldst Thou Destroy us for the deeds Of the foolish ones among us? This is no more than Thy trial: by it Thou causest Whom Thou wilt to stray, And Thou leadest whom Thou wilt into the right path. Thou art our Protector: So forgive us and give us Thy mercy; for Thou art The Best of those who forgive.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:155When they disregarded the warnings That had been given them, We rescued those who forbade Evil; but We visited The wrong-doers with a Grievous punishment, because They were given to transgression.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:165After them succeeded An (evil) generation: they Inherited the Book, but They chose (for themselves) The vanities of this world, Saying (for excuse): "(Everything) Will be forgiven us." (Even so), if similar vanities Came their way, they would (Again) seize them. Was not the Covenant Of the Book taken from them, That they would not Ascribe to God anything But the truth? And they Study what is in the Book. But best for the righteous Is the Home in the Hereafter. Will ye not understand?
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:169When We shook the Mount Over them, as if it had been A canopy, and they thought It was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly To what We have given you, And bring (ever) to remembrance What is therein; Perchance ye may fear God."
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:171When thy Lord drew forth From the Children of Adam— From their loins— Their descendants, and made them Testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (Who cherishes and sustains you)?"— They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest Ye should say on the Day Of Judgment: "Of this we Were never mindful":
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:172Hold to forgiveness; Command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:199"(Deeds) after the manner Of the People of Pharaoh And of those before them: They rejected the Signs of God, And God punished them For their crimes: for God Is Strong, and Strict in punishment:
Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:52Had it not been for A previous ordainment From God, a severe penalty Would have reached you For the (ransom) that ye took.
Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:68O Apostle! say to those Who are captives in your hands: "If God findeth any good In your hearts, He will Give you something better Than what has been taken From you, and He will Forgive you: for God Is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."
Surah Al-Anfal, verse 8:70But when the forbidden months Are past, then fight and slay The Pagans wherever ye find them, And seize them, beleaguer them, And lie in wait for them In every stratagem (of war); But if they repent, And establish regular prayers And practise regular charity, Then open the way for them: For God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:5If good befalls thee, It grieves them; but if A misfortune befalls thee, They say, "We took indeed Our precautions beforehand," And they turn away rejoicing.
Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:50Of their goods take alms, That so thou mightest Purify and sanctify them; And pray on their behalf. Verily thy prayers are a source Of security for them: And God is One Who heareth and knoweth.
Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:103Know they not that God Doth accept repentance from His votaries and receives Their gifts of charity, and that God is verily He, The Oft-Returning, Most Merciful?
Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:104The likeness of the life Of the Present is As the rain which We Send down from the skies: By its mingling arises The produce of the earth— Which provides food For men and animals: (It grows) till the earth Is clad with its golden Ornaments and is decked out (In beauty): the people to whom It belongs think they have All powers of disposal over it: There reaches it Our command By night or by day, And We make it Like a harvest clean-mown, As if it had not flourished Only the day before! Thus do We explain The Signs in detail For those who reflect.
Surah Yunus, verse 10:24"And O my people! This she-camel of God is A symbol to you: Leave her to feed On God's (free) earth, And inflict no harm On her, or a swift Penalty Will seize you!"
Surah Hud, verse 11:64The (mighty) Blast overtook The wrong-doers, and they Lay prostrate in their homes Before the morning,—
Surah Hud, verse 11:67When Our decree issued, We saved Shu’aib and those Who believed with him, By (special) Mercy from Ourselves But the (mighty) Blast did seize The wrong-doers, and they Lay prostrate in their homes By the morning,—
Surah Hud, verse 11:94Such is the chastisement Of thy Lord when He chastises Communities in the midst of Their wrong: grievous, indeed, And severe is His chastisement.
Surah Hud, verse 11:102