# Ayn-Nun-Kef-Be — عنكب (Enkb)

> Occurs in 2 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/Enkb

- **Meaning:** ill conformed
- **Derived forms:** عَنكَبُوت (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ — l-ʿankabūti · "the spider"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

مَثَلُ الَّذ۪ينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ اَوْلِيَٓاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنْكَبُوتِۚ اِتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتاًۜ وَاِنَّ اَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِۢ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

Mathalu allatheena ittakhathoomin dooni Allahi awliyaa kamathali alAAankabootiittakhathat baytan wa-inna awhana albuyooti labaytualAAankabooti law kanoo yaAAlamoon

The likeness of those who take allies, besides God, is as the likeness of the spider that takes a house; and the weakest of houses is the house of the spider, did they but know.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-41.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ — l-ʿankabūti · "(of) the spider"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

مَثَلُ الَّذ۪ينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ اَوْلِيَٓاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنْكَبُوتِۚ اِتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتاًۜ وَاِنَّ اَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنْكَبُوتِۢ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

Mathalu allatheena ittakhathoomin dooni Allahi awliyaa kamathali alAAankabootiittakhathat baytan wa-inna awhana albuyooti labaytualAAankabooti law kanoo yaAAlamoon

The likeness of those who take allies, besides God, is as the likeness of the spider that takes a house; and the weakest of houses is the house of the spider, did they but know.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-41.md_

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