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Quran Maqasid

زَهَقَ

زهق in the Quran

Meaning: and should depart

زهق occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 2 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
3
Surahs
2

زَهَقَ

Verb · 3 times

Meaning: and should depart · Also translated as: and will depart, and perished

Forms in the Quran

  • وَتَزْهَقَ ×2
  • وَزَهَقَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

زهقت نفسه: خرجت من الأسف على الشيء، قال: وتزهق أنفسهم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وتزهق أنفسهم﴾ [التوبة: 55]. يقال: زهقت نفسه أي فاضت أسفا. قوله: ﴿وزهق الباطل﴾ [الإسراء: 81] أي ذهب واضمحل كذهاب النفس. وكذا: ﴿فإذا هو زاهق﴾ [الأنبياء: 18] أي ذاهب باطل، وزهوق النفس، بطلانها.

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

Verses with زهق

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Let not their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: in reality God's Plan is to punish them With these things in this life, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:55
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor let their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: God's Plan Is to punish them With these things in this world, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:85
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say: "Truth has (now) Arrived, and Falsehood perished: For Falsehood is (by its nature) Bound to perish."

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:81