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Quran Maqasid

خَتَمَ

ختم in the Quran

Meaning: Has set a seal

ختم occurs 5 times in 5 verses across 5 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
5
Verses
5
Surahs
5

خَتَمَ

Verb · 5 times

Meaning: Has set a seal · Also translated as: and sealed, We will seal, He would seal, and He sets a seal

Forms in the Quran

  • وَخَتَمَ ×2
  • خَتَمَ ×1
  • نَخْتِمُ ×1
  • يَخْتِمْ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الختم والطبع يقال على وجهين: مصدر ختمت وطبعت، وهو تأثير الشيء كنقش الخاتم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وخاتم النبيين﴾ [الأحزاب: 40] قرئ بفتح التاء وكسرها في السبع. فمعنى الكسر أنه ختم من تقدمه من الأنبياء والمرسلين. وقد شرح هذا بقوله عليه الصلاة والسلام: "لا نبي بعدي". ولما استقر له هذا الوصف قال فيه الشاعر": [من الكامل]

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

Verses with ختم

Verses 1–5 of 5

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath set a seal On their hearts and on their hearing, And on their eyes is a veil; Great is the penalty they (incur).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:7
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say:"Think ye, if God Took away your hearing And your sight, and sealed up Your hearts, who—a god Other than God—could Restore them to you?" See how We explain The Signs by various (symbols); Yet they turn aside.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:46
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    That Day shall We set A seal on their mouths. But their hands will speak To Us, and their feet Bear witness, to all That they did.

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:65
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    What! Do they say, "He has forged a falsehood Against God"? But if God Willed, He could seal up Thy heart. And God Blots out Vanity, and proves The Truth by His Words. For He knows well The secrets of all hearts.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:24
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then seest thou such A one as takes As his god his own Vain desire? God has, Knowing (him as such), Left him astray, and sealed His hearing and his heart (And understanding), and put A cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him After God (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not Then receive admonition?

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:23