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حرف

ḥ-r-f

حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

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ح-ر-ف

6

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6

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5

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Root

ح-ر-ف

Root Meaning

حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

Derived forms

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (6)

Al-Baqarah 2:75

يُحَرِّفُونَهُۥMeaning here: حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

Have ye any hope that they will be true to you when a party of them used to listen to the word of Allah, then used to change it, after they had understood it, knowingly

An-Nisa 4:46

يُحَرِّفُونَMeaning here: حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

Some of those who are Jews change words from their context and say: "We hear and disobey; hear thou as one who heareth not" and "Listen to us!" distorting with their tongues and slandering religion. If they had said: "We hear and we obey: hear thou, and look at us" it had been better for them, and more upright. But Allah hath cursed them for their disbelief, so they believe not, save a few

Al-Ma'idah 5:13

يُحَرِّفُونَMeaning here: حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

And because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them and made hard their hearts. They change words from their context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished. Thou wilt not cease to discover treachery from all save a few of them. But bear with them and pardon them. Lo! Allah loveth the kindly

Al-Ma'idah 5:41

يُحَرِّفُونَMeaning here: حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

O Messenger! Let not them grieve thee who vie one with another in the race to disbelief, of such as say with their mouths: "We believe," but their hearts believe not, and of the Jews: listeners for the sake of falsehood, listeners on behalf of other folk who come not unto thee, changing words from their context and saying: If this be given unto you, receive it, but if this be not given unto you, then beware! He whom Allah doometh unto sin, thou (by thine efforts) wilt avail him naught against Allah. Those are they for whom the Will of Allah is that He cleanse not their hearts. Theirs in the world will be ignominy, and in the Hereafter an awful doom

Al-Anfal 8:16

مُتَحَرِّفًاMeaning here: حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

Whoso on that day turneth his back to them, unless manoeuvring for battle or intent to join a company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be hell, a hapless journey's end

Al-Hajj 22:11

حَرْفٍMeaning here: حَرْفٌ حرف حرفة The extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything

And among mankind is he who worshippeth Allah upon a narrow marge so that if good befalleth him he is content therewith, but if a trial befalleth him, he falleth away utterly. He loseth both the world and the Hereafter. That is the sheer loss