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Quran Maqasid

عَضُّ

عض in the Quran

Meaning: they bite

عض 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.

Occurrences
2
Verses
2
Surahs
2

عَضُّ

Verb · 2 times

Meaning: they bite · Also translated as: will bite

Forms in the Quran

  • عَضُّوا۟ ×1
  • يَعَضُّ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

العض: أزم بالأسنان. قال تعالى: عضوا عليكم الأنامل

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿عضوا عليكم الأنامل﴾ [آل عمران: 119] تمثيل لشدة غيظهم وحسدهم وعدم انقيادهم للأمر، فهم حين يقدرون عليهم بمثابة من تفوته فرصة فيعض أنامله ندما على ما فاته. وقيل: لشدة إيغاظهم المؤمنين وغيظهم منهم يفعلون ذلك. يقال: عض فلان يده غيظا على فلان: إذا بالغ في عداوته. وقوله: ﴿ويوم يعض الظالم على يديه﴾ [الفرقان: 27]…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ع ض ض

Verses with عض

Verses 1–2 of 2

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ah! ye are those Who love them, But they love you not, Though ye believe In the whole of the Book, When they meet you, They say, "We believe": But when they are alone, They bite off the very tips Of their fingers at you In their rage. Say: "Perish in your rage; God knoweth well All the secrets of the heart."

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:119
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    I the Day that the wrong-doer Will bite at his hands, He will say, "Oh! would that I had taken a (straight) path With the Apostle!

    Surah Al-Furqan, verse 25:27