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أُخْفِيَ

أخفي in the Quran

Meaning: you conceal

أخفي occurs 18 times in 18 verses across 13 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
18
Verses
18
Surahs
13

أُخْفِيَ

Verb · 18 times

Meaning: you conceal · Also translated as: conceal, you keep it secret, conceals, They hide

Forms in the Quran

  • تُخْفُوهُ ×3
  • تُخْفِى ×2
  • يُخْفُونَ ×2
  • تُخْفُونَ ×2
  • تُخْفُوهَا ×1
  • تُخْفُوا۟ ×1
  • وَتُخْفُونَ ×1
  • نُخْفِى ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

خفي الشيء خفية: استتر، قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿فلا تعلم نفس ما أخفي لهم من قرة أعين﴾ [السجدة: 17].

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root خ ف ي

Verses with أخفي

Verses 1–18 of 18

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye disclose (acts Of) charity, even so It is well, But if ye conceal them, And make them reach Those (really) in need, That is best for you: It will remove from you Some of your (stains Of) evil. And God Is well acquainted With what ye do.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:271
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongeth all That is in the heavens And on earth. Whether Ye show what is in your minds Or conceal it, God Calleth you to account for it. He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, And punisheth whom He pleaseth. For God hath power Over all things.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:284
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Whether ye hide What is in your hearts Or reveal it, God knows it all: He knows what is In the heavens, And what is on earth. And God has power Over all things.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:29
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not into your intimacy Those outside your ranks: They will not fail To corrupt you. They Only desire your ruin: Rank hatred has already Appeared from their mouths: What their hearts conceal Is far worse. We have made plain To you the Signs, If ye have wisdom.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:118
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    After (the excitement) Of the distress, He sent down Calm on a band of you Overcome with slumber, While another band Was stirred to anxiety By their own feelings, Moved by wrong suspicions Of God—suspicions due To Ignorance. They said: "What affair is this of ours?" Say thou: "Indeed, this affair Is wholly God's." They hide In their minds what they Dare not reveal to thee. They say (to themselves): "If we had had anything To do with this affair, We should not have been In the slaughter here." Say: "Even if you had remained In your homes, those For whom death was decreed Would certainly have gone forth To the place of their death"; But (all this was) That God might test What is in your breasts And purge what is In your hearts. For God knoweth well The secrets of your hearts.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:154
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whether ye publish A good deed or conceal it Or cover evil with pardon, Verily God doth blot out (Sins) and hath power (In the judgment of values),

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:149
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    O People of the Book! There hath come to you Our Apostle, revealing To you much that ye Used to hide in the Book, And passing over much (That is now unnecessary): There hath come to you From God a (new) light And a perspicuous Book,—

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:15
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yea, in their own (eyes) Will become manifest What before they concealed. But if they were returned, They would certainly relapse To the things they were forbidden, For they are indeed liars.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:28
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    No just estimate of God Do they make when they say: "Nothing doth God send down To man (by way of revelation)": Say: "Who then sent down The Book which Moses brought?— A light and guidance to man: But ye make it into (Separate) sheets for show, While ye conceal much (Of its contents): therein Were ye taught that Which ye knew not Neither ye nor your fathers." Say: "God (sent it down)": Then leave them to plunge In vain discourse and trifling.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:91
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "O our Lord! truly Thou Dost know what we conceal And what we reveal: For nothing whatever is hidden From God, whether on earth Or in heaven.

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:38
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Verily the Hour is coming— My design is to keep it Hidden—for every soul To receive its reward By the measure of Its Endeavour.

    Surah Taha, verse 20:15
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    "(Kept them away from the Path), That they should not worship God, Who brings to light What is hidden in the heavens And the earth, and knows What ye hide and what Ye reveal.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:25
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now no person knows What delights of the eye Are kept hidden (in reserve) For them—as a reward For their (good) Deeds.

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:17
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! thou didst say To one who had received The grace of God And thy favour: "Retain thou (In wedlock) thy wife, And fear God." But thou Didst hide in thy heart That which God was about To make manifest: thou didst Fear the people, but it is More fitting that thou shouldst Fear God. Then when Zaid Had dissolved (his marriage) With her, with the necessary (Formality), We joined her In marriage to thee: In order that (in future) There may be no difficulty To the Believers in (the matter Of) marriage with the wives Of their adopted sons, when The latter have dissolved With the necessary (formality) (Their marriage) with them. And God's command must Be fulfilled.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:37
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Whether ye reveal anything Or conceal it, verily God has full knowledge Of all things.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:54
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    (God) knows of (the tricks) That deceive with the eyes, And all that the hearts (Of men) conceal.

    Surah Ghafir, verse 40:19
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye who believe! Take not My enemies And yours as friends (Or protectors),—offering them (Your) love, even though They have rejected the Truth That has come to you, And have (on the contrary) Driven out the Prophet And yourselves (from your homes), (Simply) because ye believe In God your Lord! If ye have come out To strive in My Way And to seek My Good Pleasure, (Take them not as friends), Holding secret converse Of love (and friendship) With them: for I know Full well all that ye Conceal and all that ye Reveal. And any of you That does this has strayed From the Straight Path.

    Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 60:1