# Gayn-Lam-Fe — غلف (glf)

> Occurs in 2 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** Put into, to furnish with a covering, daubed, smeared, uncircumcised, enclosing, envelope
- **Derived forms:** غُلْف (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 88

- **Form in this verse:** غُلْفٌۢ ۚ — ghul'fun · "(are) wrapped"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case · indefinite

وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌۜ بَلْ لَعَنَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَل۪يلاً مَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Waqaloo quloobuna ghulfun ballaAAanahumu Allahu bikufrihim faqaleelan mayu/minoon

And they say: “Our hearts are covered.” Nay, God has cursed them for their denial, so little is it they believe.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-88.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 155

- **Form in this verse:** غُلْفٌۢ ۚ — ghul'fun · "(are) wrapped"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case · indefinite

فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِمْ م۪يثَاقَهُمْ وَكُفْرِهِمْ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَقَتْلِهِمُ الْاَنْبِيَٓاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَقَوْلِهِمْ قُلُوبُنَا غُلْفٌۜ بَلْ طَبَعَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهَا بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ اِلَّا قَل۪يلاًۖ

Fabima naqdihim meethaqahumwakufrihim bi-ayati Allahi waqatlihimual-anbiyaa bighayri haqqin waqawlihim quloobunaghulfun bal tabaAAa Allahu AAalayhabikufrihim fala yu/minoona illa qaleela

So, because of their violation of their agreement, and their denial of the proofs of God, and their killing of the prophets without cause, and their saying: “Our hearts are covered,” — nay, God sealed them for their denial, so they do not believe save a few —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-155.md_

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