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كهن

k-h-n

The root كَهَن (k-h-n) primarily refers to foretelling future events, often with a sense of mystery or hidden knowledge.

Root

ك-ه-ن

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Surahs

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Forms

Root

ك-ه-ن

Root Meaning

The root كَهَن (k-h-n) primarily refers to foretelling future events, often with a sense of mystery or hidden knowledge.

Derived forms

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (2)

At-Tur 52:29

بِكَاهِنٍMeaning here: The root كَهَن (k-h-n) primarily refers to foretelling future events, often with a sense of mystery or hidden knowledge.

Therefor warn (men, O Muhammad). By the grace of Allah thou art neither soothsayer nor madman

Al-Haqqah 69:42

كَاهِنٍMeaning here: The root كَهَن (k-h-n) primarily refers to foretelling future events, often with a sense of mystery or hidden knowledge.

Nor diviner's speech - little is it that ye remember

🔎 Across the Quran (5)

Ya-Sin 36:55

إِنَّ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ فِي شُغُلࣲ

Indeed, the people of Paradise will be busy enjoying themselves

Ad-Dukhan 44:27

وَنَعۡمَةࣲ كَانُواْ فِيهَا

and the life of ease in which they took delight

At-Tur 52:18

بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ وَوَقَىٰهُمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

enjoying what Allah will have endowed them with; and their Lord will have saved them from the torment of the Blazing Fire

Al-Waqi'ah 56:65

لَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَجَعَلۡنَٰهُ حُطَٰمࣰ ا فَظَلۡتُمۡ

If We so wished, We could have reduced your harvest to rubble, and you would have been left wonder-struck to exclaim

Al-Mutaffifin 83:31

وَإِذَا ٱنقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمُ ٱنقَلَبُواْ

and when they went back to their families, they went back jesting