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عَذَّبَ

عذب in the Quran

Meaning: and punishes

عذب occurs 43 times in 40 verses across 20 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
43
Verses
40
Surahs
20

عَذَّبَ

Verb · 41 times

Meaning: and punishes · Also translated as: punish them, Allah will punish them, and He will punish, then I will punish them

Forms in the Quran

  • وَيُعَذِّبُ ×6
  • يُعَذِّبَهُمْ ×6
  • يُعَذِّبُكُم ×4
  • يُعَذِّبُ ×3
  • أُعَذِّبُهُۥ ×2
  • تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ×2
  • لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ ×2
  • فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ ×2

عَذْب

Noun · 2 times

Meaning: palatable · Also translated as: fresh

Forms in the Quran

  • عَذْبٌ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

ماء عذب طيب بارد. قال تعالى: هذا عذب فرات [الفرقان/ 53] ، وأعذب القوم:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

﴿ولهم عذاب أليم﴾ [البقرة: 174]: الإيجاع الشديد، وأصله من المنع، وسميت العقوبة والإيلام عذابا باعتبار منعها من معاودة ما عوقب عليه، ومنه الماء العذب لأنه يعذب العطش، أي يمنعه. وقيل: هو من قولهم: عذب الرجل إذا ترك المأكل فهو عاذب وعذوب. فكان التعذيب في الأصل حمل الإنسان على أن يعذب أي يجوع ويسهر. وقيل: بل هو من العذب…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
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Verses with عذب

Verses 21–40 of 40

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is your Lord That knoweth you best: If He please, He granteth You mercy, or if He please, Punishment: We have not sent Thee to be a disposer Of their affairs for them.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:54
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Until, when he reached The setting of the sun, He found it set In a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Ẓul-qarnain! (Thou hast authority,) either To punish them, or To treat them with kindness."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:86
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    He said: "Whoever doth wrong, Him shall we punish; then Shall he be sent back To his Lord; and He will Punish him with a punishment Unheard-of (before).

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:87
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    "So go ye both to him, And say, "Verily we are Apostles sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children Of Israel with us, and Afflict them not: With a Sign, indeed, Have we come from thy Lord! And Peace to all Who follow guidance!

    Surah Taha, verse 20:47
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who has Let free the two bodies Of flowing water: One palatable and sweet, And the other salt And bitter; yet has He Made a barrier between them, A partition that is forbidden To be passed.

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:53
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "I will certainly punish him With a severe penalty, Or execute him, unless he Bring me a clear reason (For absence)."

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:21
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "He punishes whom He pleases, And He grants mercy to whom He pleases, and towards Him Are ye turned.

    Surah Al-'Ankabut, verse 29:21
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    That God may reward The men of Truth for Their Truth, and punish The Hypocrites if that be His Will, or turn to them In Mercy: for God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:24
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    (With the result (that God has to punish The Hypocrites, men and women, And the Unbelievers, men And women, and God turns In Mercy to the Believers, Men and women: for God Is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:73
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor are the two bodies Of flowing water alike,— The one palatable, sweet, And pleasant to drink, And the other, salt And bitter. Yet from each (Kind of water) do ye Eat flesh fresh and tender, And ye extract ornaments To wear; and thou seest The ships therein that plough The waves, that ye may Seek (thus) of the Bounty Of God that ye May be grateful.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:12
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    And that He may punish The Hypocrites, men and Women, and the Polytheists, Men and women, who imagine An evil opinion of God. On them is a round Of Evil: the Wrath of God Is on them: He has cursed Them and got Hell ready For them: and evil Is it for a destination.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:6
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    To God belongs the dominion Of the heavens and the earth: He forgives whom He wills, And He punishes whom He Wills: but God is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:14
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say to the desert Arabs Who lagged behind: "Ye Shall be summoned (to fight) Against a people given to Vehement war: then shall ye Fight, or they shall submit. Then if ye show obedience, God will grant you A goodly reward, but if Ye turn back as ye Did before, He will punish You with a grievous Penalty."

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:16
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    No blame is there On the blind, nor is There blame on the lame, Nor on one ill (if he Joins not the war): But he that obeys God And His Apostle,—(God) Will admit him to Gardens Beneath which rivers flow; And he who turns back, (God) will punish him With a grievous Penalty.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:17
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    They are the ones who Denied revelation and hindered you From the Sacred Mosque And the sacrificial animals, Detained from reaching their Place of sacrifice. Had there Not been believing men And believing women whom Ye did not know that Ye were trampling down And on whose account A crime would have accrued To you without (your) knowledge, (God would have allowed you To force your way, but He held back your hands) That He may admit To His Mercy whom He will. If they had been Apart, We should Certainly have punished The Unbelievers among them With a grievous punishment.

    Surah Al-Fath, verse 48:25
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    Turnest thou not thy sight Towards those who were Forbidden secret counsels Yet revert to that which They were forbidden (to do)? And they hold secret counsels Among themselves for iniquity And hostility, and disobedience To the Apostle. And when They come to thee, They salute thee, Not as God salutes thee, (But in crooked ways): And they say to themselves, "Why does not God Punish us for our words?" Enough for them is Hell: In it will they burn, And evil is that destination!

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:8
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And had it not been That God had decreed Banishment for them, He would certainly have Punished them in this world: And in the Hereafter They shall (certainly) have The Punishment of the Fire.

    Surah Al-Hashr, verse 59:3
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    How many populations That insolently opposed The command of their Lord And of His apostles, Did We not then Call to account, To severe account? And We imposed on them An exemplary Punishment.

    Surah At-Talaq, verse 65:8
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    God will punish him With a mighty Punishment,

    Surah Al-Ghashiyah, verse 88:24
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    For, that Day, His Chastisement will be Such as none (else) Can inflict,

    Surah Al-Fajr, verse 89:25