# Nun-Ha-Te — نحت (nHt)

> Occurs in 4 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** to scrape, carve, prepare by scraping, cut, shape, emicate
- **Derived forms:** يَنْحِتُ (4)

## Verses containing this root

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** وَتَنْحِتُونَ — watanḥitūna · "and you carve out"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَاذْ‌كُرُٓوا اِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَـفَٓاءَ مِنْ بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَبَوَّاَكُمْ فِي الْاَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِنْ سُهُولِهَا قُصُوراً وَتَنْحِتُونَ الْجِبَالَ بُيُوتاًۚ  فَاذْكُـرُٓوا اٰلَٓاءَ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِد۪ينَ

Wathkuroo ithjaAAalakum khulafaa min baAAdi AAadin wabawwaakumfee al-ardi tattakhithoona min suhooliha qusooranwatanhitoona aljibala buyootan fathkurooalaa Allahi wala taAAthaw fee al-ardimufsideen

“And remember when He made you successors after ʿĀd, and settled you in the earth; you make castles out of its plains and hew the mountains into houses. Then remember the favours of God and commit not evil in the earth, working corruption.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-74.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 82

- **Form in this verse:** يَنْحِتُونَ — yanḥitūna · "carve"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتاً اٰمِن۪ينَ

Wakanoo yanhitoona mina aljibalibuyootan amineen

And they hewed houses from the mountains, feeling secure.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-82.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 149

- **Form in this verse:** وَتَنْحِتُونَ — watanḥitūna · "And you carve"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتاً فَارِه۪ينَۚ

Watanhitoona mina aljibalibuyootan fariheen

“And to hew out houses from the mountains skilfully?

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-149.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 95

- **Form in this verse:** تَنْحِتُونَ — tanḥitūna · "you carve"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

قَالَ اَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَۙ

Qala ataAAbudoona ma tanhitoon

He said: “Serve you what you hew

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-95.md_

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