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Quran Maqasid

يُحَرِّفُ

يحرف in the Quran

Meaning: they distort

يحرف occurs 4 times in 4 verses across 3 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
4
Verses
4
Surahs
3

يُحَرِّفُ

Verb · 4 times

Meaning: they distort

Forms in the Quran

  • يُحَرِّفُونَ ×3
  • يُحَرِّفُونَهُۥ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

حرف الشيء: طرفه، وجمعه: أحرف وحروف، يقال: حرف السيف، وحرف السفينة، وحرف الجبل، وحروف الهجاء: أطراف الكلمة، والحروف العوامل في النحو: أطراف الكلمات الرابطة بعضها ببعض، وناقة حرف ، تشبيها بحرف الجبل، أو تشبيها في الدقة بحرف من حروف الكلمة، قال عز وجل: ومن الناس من يعبد الله على حرف [الحج/ 11] ، قد فسر ذلك بقوله بعده:…

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قال تعالى: ﴿زمن الناس من يعبد الله على حرف﴾ [الحج: 11] هذا قد فسره بما بعده من قوله: ﴿فإن أصابه خير اطمأن به﴾ [الحج: 11] الآية. ونيره في تفسيره بما بعده: ﴿هلوعا إذا مسه﴾ [المعارج:19 - 20] الآية، فكأنه قيل: يعبده على تزلزل لا على ثبوت واستقرار، وذلك أن حرف الشيء طرفه. ومنه حرف الجبل والسيف والسفينة، لأطرافها.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ح ر ف

Verses with يحرف

Verses 1–4 of 4

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Can ye (O ye men of Faith) Entertain the hope that they Will believe in you?— Seeing that a party of them Heard the Word of God, And perverted it knowingly After they understood it.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:75
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of the Jews there are those Who displace words From their (right) places, And say: "We hear And we disobey"; And "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Rā’inā";— With a twist of their tongues And a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey; And "Do hear"; And "Do look at us": It would have been better For them, and more proper; But God hath cursed them For their Unbelief; and but few Of them will believe.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:46
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    But because of their breach Of their Covenant, We Cursed them, and made Their hearts grow hard: They change the words From their (right) places And forget a good part Of the Message that was Sent them, nor wilt thou Cease to find them Barring a few—ever Bent on (new) deceits: But forgive them, and overlook (Their misdeeds): for God Loveth those who are kind.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:13
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O Apostle! let not Those grieve thee, who race Each other into Unbelief: (Whether it be) among those Who say "We believe" With their lips but Whose hearts have no faith; Or it be among the Jews,— Men who will listen To any lie,—will listen Even to others who have Never so much as come To thee. They change the words From their (right) times And places; they say, "If ye are given this, Take it, but if not, Beware!" If any one's trial Is intended by God, thou hast No authority in the least For him against God. For such—it is not God's will to purify Their hearts. For them There is disgrace In this world, and In the Hereafter A heavy punishment.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:41