# Be-Kh-Sin — بخس (bxs) > Occurs in 7 verses of the Quran. - **Source:** https://quran.so/root/bxs - **Meaning:** diminish/lessen it, made it deficient/defective/faulty, deprive/defraud, act wrongfully/unjustly. - **Derived forms:** بَخْس (2) · يَبْخَسْ (5) ## Verses containing this root ### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 282 - **Form in this verse:** يَبْخَسْ — yabkhas · "diminish" - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · present tense يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِذَا تَدَايَنْتُمْ بِدَيْنٍ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَاكْتُبُوهُۜ وَلْيَكْتُبْ بَيْنَكُمْ كَاتِبٌ بِالْعَدْلِۖ وَلَا يَأْبَ كَاتِبٌ اَنْ يَكْتُبَ كَمَا عَلَّمَهُ اللّٰهُ فَلْيَكْتُبْۚ وَلْيُمْلِلِ الَّذ۪ي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ وَلْيَتَّقِ اللّٰهَ رَبَّهُ وَلَا يَبْخَسْ مِنْهُ شَيْـٔاًۜ فَاِنْ كَانَ الَّذ۪ي عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ سَف۪يهاً اَوْ ضَع۪يفاً اَوْ لَا يَسْتَط۪يعُ اَنْ يُمِلَّ هُوَ فَلْيُمْلِلْ وَلِيُّهُ بِالْعَدْلِۜ وَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَه۪يدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْۚ فَاِنْ لَمْ يَكُونَا رَجُلَيْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَامْرَاَتَانِ مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَٓاءِ اَنْ تَضِلَّ اِحْدٰيهُمَا فَتُذَكِّرَ اِحْدٰيهُمَا الْاُخْرٰىۜ وَلَا يَأْبَ الشُّهَدَٓاءُ اِذَا مَا دُعُواۜ وَلَا تَسْـَٔمُٓوا اَنْ تَكْتُبُوهُ صَغ۪يراً اَوْ كَب۪يراً اِلٰٓى اَجَلِه۪ۜ ذٰلِكُمْ اَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَاَقْوَمُ لِلشَّهَادَةِ وَاَدْنٰٓى اَلَّا تَرْتَابُٓوا اِلَّٓا اَنْ تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً حَاضِرَةً تُد۪يرُونَهَا بَيْنَكُمْ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَلَّا تَكْتُبُوهَاۜ وَاَشْهِدُٓوا اِذَا تَبَايَعْتُمْۖ وَلَا يُضَٓارَّ كَاتِبٌ وَلَا شَه۪يدٌۜ وَاِنْ تَفْعَلُوا فَاِنَّهُ فُسُوقٌ بِكُمْۜ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَۜ وَيُعَلِّمُكُمُ اللّٰهُۜ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَل۪يمٌ Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooitha tadayantum bidaynin ila ajalin musammanfaktuboohu walyaktub baynakum katibun bilAAadliwala ya/ba katibun an yaktuba kamaAAallamahu Allahu falyaktub walyumlili allatheeAAalayhi alhaqqu walyattaqi Allaha rabbahu walayabkhas minhu shay-an fa-in kana allathee AAalayhialhaqqu safeehan aw daAAeefan aw la yastateeAAuan yumilla huwa falyumlil waliyyuhu bilAAadli wastashhidooshaheedayni min rijalikum fa-in lam yakoonarajulayni farajulun wamraatani mimman tardawnamina ashshuhada-i an tadilla ihdahumafatuthakkira ihdahuma al-okhrawala ya/ba ashshuhadao itha maduAAoo wala tas-amoo an taktuboohu sagheeran awkabeeran ila ajalihi thalikum aqsatu AAindaAllahi waaqwamu lishshahadati waadnaalla tartaboo illa an takoona tijaratanhadiratan tudeeroonaha baynakum falaysa AAalaykumjunahun alla taktubooha waashhidoo ithatabayaAAtum wala yudarra katibun walashaheedun wa-in tafAAaloo fa-innahu fusooqun bikum wattaqooAllaha wayuAAallimukumu Allahu wallahubikulli shay-in AAaleem O you who heed warning: when you contract a debt together to a stated term: write it down, and let a writer write it down between you justly; and let not a writer refuse to write it down as God has taught him; so let him write, and let the debtor dictate, and let him be in prudent fear of God, his Lord, and diminish nothing thereof. But if the debtor be incompetent, or weak, or unable to dictate himself, then his ally shall dictate justly. And call to witness two witnesses from among your men; but if there be not two men, then a man and two women among those you approve as witnesses, that should one of them err, one of them might remind the other; and let not the witnesses refuse when they are called. And be not weary of writing it, small or great, with its term (that is more just in the sight of God, and more upright for witness, and likelier that there will be no doubt between you) save if it be present trade that you transact among you; then you do no wrong that you write it not down. And take witnesses when you enter into contract. And let not a writer or witness be harmed. And if you do, then is it perfidy among you. And be in prudent fear of God. And God is teaching you; and God knows all things. _https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-282.md_ ### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 85 - **Form in this verse:** تَبْخَسُوا۟ — tabkhasū · "deprive" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَاِلٰى مَدْيَنَ اَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْباًۜ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ اِلٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۜ قَدْ جَٓاءَتْكُمْ بَيِّنَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَاَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْم۪يزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ اَشْيَٓاءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْاَرْضِ بَعْدَ اِصْلَاحِهَاۜ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَۚ Wa-ila madyana akhahumshuAAayban qala ya qawmi oAAbudoo Allaha malakum min ilahin ghayruhu qad jaatkum bayyinatunmin rabbikum faawfoo alkayla walmeezana walatabkhasoo annasa ashyaahum walatufsidoo fee al-ardi baAAda islahiha thalikumkhayrun lakum in kuntum mu/mineen And to Madyan, their brother Shuʿayb. He said: “O my people: serve God; you have no god but He; there has come to you clear evidence from your Lord, so fulfil the measure and the balance, and deprive not people of their possessions; and work not corruption in the land after its right ordering; that is better for you, if you be believers. _https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-85.md_ ### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 15 - **Form in this verse:** يُبْخَسُونَ — yub'khasūna · "will not be lessened" - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense مَنْ كَانَ يُر۪يدُ الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَا وَز۪ينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ اِلَيْهِمْ اَعْمَالَهُمْ ف۪يهَا وَهُمْ ف۪يهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ Man kana yureedu alhayataaddunya wazeenataha nuwaffi ilayhim aAAmalahumfeeha wahum feeha la yubkhasoon Whoso desires the life of this world and its adornment, We will repay them in full for their deeds therein; and they will not be deprived therein. _https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-15.md_ ### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 85 - **Form in this verse:** تَبْخَسُوا۟ — tabkhasū · "deprive" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَيَا قَوْمِ اَوْفُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْم۪يزَانَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ اَشْيَٓاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِد۪ينَ Waya qawmi awfoo almikyala walmeezanabilqisti wala tabkhasoo annasaashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee al-ardimufsideen And: “O my people: fulfil the measure and the balance with equity, and deprive not men of their possessions, and commit not evil in the earth, working corruption. _https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-85.md_ ### 12. Surah Yusuf, Verse 20 - **Form in this verse:** بَخْسٍۢ — bakhsin · "very low" - **Grammar:** adjective · masculine, singular · genitive case · indefinite وَشَرَوْهُ بِثَمَنٍ بَخْسٍ دَرَاهِمَ مَعْدُودَةٍۚ وَكَانُوا ف۪يهِ مِنَ الزَّاهِد۪ينَ۟ Washarawhu bithamanin bakhsin darahimamaAAdoodatin wakanoo feehi mina azzahideen And they sold him for a low price — a few dirhams — and they were, concerning him, of those content with little. _https://quran.so/surah-yusuf/verse-20.md_ ### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 183 - **Form in this verse:** تَبْخَسُوا۟ — tabkhasū · "deprive" - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ اَشْيَٓاءَهُمْ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِد۪ينَۚ Wala tabkhasoo annasaashyaahum wala taAAthaw fee al-ardimufsideen “And deprive not men of their possessions, and commit not evil in the earth, working corruption. _https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-183.md_ ### 72. Surah Al-Jinn, Verse 13 - **Form in this verse:** بَخْسًۭا — bakhsan · "any loss" - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case · indefinite وَاَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا الْهُدٰٓى اٰمَنَّا بِه۪ۜ فَمَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِرَبِّه۪ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْساً وَلَا رَهَقاًۙ Waanna lamma samiAAnaalhuda amanna bihi faman yu/min birabbihifala yakhafu bakhsan wala rahaqa “And that: ‘When we heard the guidance, we believed in it; and whoso believes in his Lord, he will fear neither loss nor baseness.’ _https://quran.so/surah-al-jinn/verse-13.md_ --- Retrieved: 2026-08-14 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.