🔤 Back to Dictionary

ØŽØąØ¨

k-h-r-b

The word "ŲƒŲŽŲ‡Ų’ØąŲŽØ¨ŲŒ" (kahrab) refers to yellow amber. Its origin is Persian, meaning "straw-attracting," due to its electrostatic properties. This term is the root of the modern word "electricity."

Root

ØŽ-Øą-ب

2

Total uses

2

Verses

2

Surahs

2

Forms

Root

ØŽ-Øą-ب

Root Meaning

The word "ŲƒŲŽŲ‡Ų’ØąŲŽØ¨ŲŒ" (kahrab) refers to yellow amber. Its origin is Persian, meaning "straw-attracting," due to its electrostatic properties. This term is the root of the modern word "electricity."

Derived forms

ØŽŲŽØąŲŽØ§Ø¨ŲŲ‡ŲŽØ§Ų“Ûš1ŲŠŲØŽÛĄØąŲØ¨ŲŲˆŲ†ŲŽ1

Surah distribution

Each cell is a surah — darker cells use this word more. Tap a cell to open the surah.

LessMore

📖 Ayaths where this word appears (2)

Al-Baqarah 2:114

ØŽŲŽØąŲŽØ§Ø¨ŲŲ‡ŲŽØ§Ų“Meaning here: The word "ŲƒŲŽŲ‡Ų’ØąŲŽØ¨ŲŒ" (kahrab) refers to yellow amber. Its origin is Persian, meaning "straw-attracting," due to its electrostatic properties. This term is the root of the modern word "electricity."

And who doth greater wrong than he who forbiddeth the approach to the sanctuaries of Allah lest His name should be mentioned therein, and striveth for their ruin. As for such, it was never meant that they should enter them except in fear. Theirs in the world is ignominy and theirs in the Hereafter is an awful doom

Al-Hashr 59:2

ŲŠŲØŽŲ’ØąŲØ¨ŲŲˆŲ†ŲŽMeaning here: The word "ŲƒŲŽŲ‡Ų’ØąŲŽØ¨ŲŒ" (kahrab) refers to yellow amber. Its origin is Persian, meaning "straw-attracting," due to its electrostatic properties. This term is the root of the modern word "electricity."

He it is Who hath caused those of the People of the Scripture who disbelieved to go forth from their homes unto the first exile. Ye deemed not that they would go forth, while they deemed that their strongholds would protect them from Allah. But Allah reached them from a place whereof they recked not, and cast terror in their hearts so that they ruined their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So learn a lesson, O ye who have eyes