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بُهِتَ

بهت in the Quran

Meaning: So became dumbfounded

بهت occurs 2 times in 2 verses across 2 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

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Verses
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Surahs
2

بُهِتَ

Verb · 2 times

Meaning: So became dumbfounded · Also translated as: and bewilder them

Forms in the Quran

  • فَبُهِتَ ×1
  • فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

قال الله عز وجل: فبهت الذي كفر

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

البهت: التحير. قال تعالى: ﴿فبهت الذي كفر﴾ [البقرة: 258] أي دهش وتحير وانقطعت حجته. ومن ذلك البهتان وهو الباطل الذي يحير الناظر فيه. والبهتان: الكذب أيضا، وهو نوع من ذلك.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ب ه ت

Verses with بهت

Verses 1–2 of 2

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Hast thou not Turned thy vision to one Who disputed with Abraham About his Lord, because God had granted him Power? Abraham said: "My Lord is He Who Giveth life and death." He said: "I give life and death." Said Abraham: "But it is God That causeth the sun To rise from the East: Do thou then cause him To rise from the West." Thus was he confounded Who (in arrogance) rejected Faith. Nor doth God Give guidance To a people unjust.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:258
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nay, it may come to them All of a sudden and confound Them: no power will they Have then to avert it, Nor will they (then) Get respite.

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:40