# Ra-Kef-Be — ركب (rkb)

> Occurs in 15 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To ride, embark, mount, be carried, go on board of a ship, voyage on (the sea), walk on (a road), commit (a fault). Rakbun - caravan. Rukban (pl. of rakib) - one who rides, mounted. Rikab - camels. Rakub - use of a beast for riding. Mutarakibun - laying in heaps, ridden on one another, close growing, cluster over clustered, layer upon layer. Tarkabunna - to pass on, rise, ascend.
- **Derived forms:** رَّكْب (1) · رِكَاب (1) · رَكِبَ (9) · رُكْبَان (1) · رَكَّبَ (1) · رَكُوب (1) · مُّتَرَاكِب (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 239

- **Form in this verse:** رُكْبَانًۭا ۖ — ruk'bānan · "riding"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case · indefinite

فَاِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَـالاً اَوْ رُكْبَـاناًۚ فَاِذَٓا اَمِنْتُمْ فَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَكُونُوا تَعْلَمُونَ

Fa-in khiftum farijalan aw rukbananfa-itha amintum fathkuroo Allaha kamaAAallamakum ma lam takoonoo taAAlamoon

And if you fear, then walking or riding. But when you are secure, then remember God as He taught you what you knew not.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-239.md_

### 6. Surah Al-An'am, Verse 99

- **Form in this verse:** مُّتَرَاكِبًۭا — mutarākiban · "thick clustered"
  - **Grammar:** adjective · pattern of tefa'ul · active · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَهُوَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مَٓاءًۚ فَاَخْرَجْنَا بِه۪ نَبَاتَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهُ خَضِراً نُخْرِجُ مِنْهُ حَباًّ مُتَرَاكِباًۚ وَمِنَ النَّخْلِ مِنْ طَلْعِهَا قِنْوَانٌ دَانِيَةٌ وَجَنَّاتٍ مِنْ اَعْنَابٍ وَالزَّيْتُونَ وَالرُّمَّانَ مُشْتَبِهاً وَغَيْرَ مُتَشَابِهٍۜ اُنْظُـرُٓوا اِلٰى ثَمَرِه۪ٓ اِذَٓا اَثْمَرَ وَيَنْعِه۪ۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكُمْ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Wahuwa allathee anzala mina assama-imaan faakhrajna bihi nabata kulli shay-infaakhrajna minhu khadiran nukhriju minhu habbanmutarakiban wamina annakhli min talAAihaqinwanun daniyatun wajannatin min aAAnabinwazzaytoona warrummana mushtabihanwaghayra mutashabihin onthuroo ilathamarihi itha athmara wayanAAihi inna fee thalikumlaayatin liqawmin yu/minoon

And He it is that sends down from the sky water; and We bring forth thereby the growth of all things; and We bring forth from it greenery, bringing forth from it grain heaped up; and from the date-palm, from its spathes, bunches of dates within reach; and gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet different. Look upon the fruit thereof when it bears fruit and it ripens: in that are proofs for people who believe.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anam/verse-99.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلرَّكْبُ — wal-rakbu · "and the caravan"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

اِذْ اَنْتُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوٰى وَالرَّكْبُ اَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْۜ وَلَوْ تَوَاعَدْتُمْ لَاخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِي الْم۪يعَادِۙ وَلٰكِنْ لِيَقْضِيَ اللّٰهُ اَمْراً كَانَ مَفْعُولاًۙ لِيَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍ وَيَحْيٰى مَنْ حَيَّ عَنْ بَيِّنَةٍۜ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَسَم۪يعٌ عَل۪يمٌۙ

Ith antum bilAAudwati addunyawahum bilAAudwati alquswa warrakbuasfala minkum walaw tawaAAadtum lakhtalaftum feealmeeAAadi walakin liyaqdiya Allahuamran kana mafAAoolan liyahlika man halaka AAan bayyinatinwayahya man hayya AAan bayyinatin wa-innaAllaha lasameeAAun AAaleem

When you were on the near bank, and they were on the far bank, and the caravan was lower than you. And had you agreed to meet, you would have failed in the appointment. But that God might conclude a matter that was done: — that there might perish he who perished upon clear evidence, and that there might live he who lived upon clear evidence; and God is hearing and knowing.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-42.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 41

- **Form in this verse:** ٱرْكَبُوا۟ — ir'kabū · "Embark"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

وَقَالَ ارْكَبُوا ف۪يهَا بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ مَجْرٰۭۙيهَا وَمُرْسٰيهَاۜ اِنَّ رَبّ۪ي لَغَفُورٌ رَح۪يمٌ

Waqala irkaboo feeha bismi Allahimajraha wamursaha inna rabbeelaghafoorun raheem

And he said: “Embark therein! In the name of God be her passage and her anchorage. My Lord is forgiving and merciful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-41.md_

### 11. Surah Hud, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** ٱرْكَب — ir'kab · "Embark"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَهِيَ تَجْر۪ي بِهِمْ ف۪ي مَوْجٍ كَالْجِبَالِ وَنَادٰى نُوحٌۨ ابْنَهُ وَكَانَ ف۪ي مَعْزِلٍ يَا بُنَيَّ ارْكَبْۭۗ مَعَنَا وَلَا تَكُنْ مَعَ الْكَافِر۪ينَ

Wahiya tajree bihim fee mawjin kaljibaliwanada noohunu ibnahu wakana feemaAAzilin ya bunayya irkab maAAana walatakun maAAa alkafireen

And it sailed with them amid waves like mountains; and Noah called to his son: — and he was set apart — “O my son: embark thou with us, and be thou not with the false claimers of guidance.”

_https://quran.so/surah-hud/verse-42.md_

### 16. Surah An-Nahl, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** لِتَرْكَبُوهَا — litarkabūhā · "for you to ride them"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَالْخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَم۪يرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَز۪ينَةًۜ وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Walkhayla walbighalawalhameera litarkabooha wazeenatanwayakhluqu ma la taAAlamoon

And horses, and mules, and donkeys for you to ride, and as adornment; and He creates what you know not.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nahl/verse-8.md_

### 18. Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 71

- **Form in this verse:** رَكِبَا — rakibā · "they had embarked"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, dual · past tense

فَانْطَلَقَا۠ حَتّٰٓى اِذَا رَكِبَا فِي السَّف۪ينَةِ خَرَقَهَاۜ قَالَ اَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ اَهْلَهَاۚ لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـٔاً اِمْراً

Fantalaqa hattaitha rakiba fee assafeenati kharaqahaqala akharaqtaha litughriqa ahlaha laqadji/ta shay-an imra

So they went forth. When they had embarked on the boat, he made a hole therein. He said: “Hast thou made a hole therein to drown its people? Thou hast done a grievous thing.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-kahf/verse-71.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 65

- **Form in this verse:** رَكِبُوا۟ — rakibū · "they embark"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · past tense

فَاِذَا رَكِبُوا فِي الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِص۪ينَ لَهُ الدّ۪ينَۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰيهُمْ اِلَى الْبَرِّ اِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَۙ

Fa-itha rakiboo fee alfulki daAAawooAllaha mukhliseena lahu addeena falammanajjahum ila albarri itha hum yushrikoon

Then when they embark on the ship, they call to God, sincere to Him in doctrine; but when He delivers them to the land, then they ascribe a partnership,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-65.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 42

- **Form in this verse:** يَرْكَبُونَ — yarkabūna · "they ride"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُمْ مِنْ مِثْلِه۪ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ

Wakhalaqna lahum min mithlihi mayarkaboon

And We created for them the like thereof which they ride.

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-42.md_

### 36. Surah Ya-Sin, Verse 72

- **Form in this verse:** رَكُوبُهُمْ — rakūbuhum · "they ride them"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case

وَذَلَّلْنَاهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ

Wathallalnaha lahumfaminha rakoobuhum waminha ya/kuloon

And We subdued them to them, and some of them they ride, and some of them they eat;

_https://quran.so/surah-ya-sin/verse-72.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 79

- **Form in this verse:** لِتَرْكَبُوا۟ — litarkabū · "that you may ride"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اَللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَنْعَامَ لِتَرْكَبُوا مِنْهَا وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَۘ

Allahu allathee jaAAala lakumual-anAAama litarkaboo minha waminhata/kuloon

God it is who made for you the cattle, that you ride some, and some eat

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-79.md_

### 43. Surah Az-Zukhruf, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** تَرْكَبُونَ — tarkabūna · "you ride"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

وَالَّذ۪ي خَلَقَ الْاَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْاَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَۙ

Wallathee khalaqa al-azwajakullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki wal-anAAamima tarkaboon

And who created the pairs, all of them, and made for you of ships and cattle that whereon you ride,

_https://quran.so/surah-az-zukhruf/verse-12.md_

### 59. Surah Al-Hashr, Verse 6

- **Form in this verse:** رِكَابٍۢ — rikābin · "camels"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

وَمَٓا اَفَٓاءَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى رَسُولِه۪ مِنْهُمْ فَمَٓا اَوْجَفْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ خَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُسَلِّطُ رُسُلَهُ عَلٰى مَنْ يَشَٓاءُۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَد۪يرٌ

Wama afaa Allahu AAalarasoolihi minhum fama awjaftum AAalayhi min khaylin walarikabin walakinna Allaha yusalliturusulahu AAala man yashao wallahuAAala kulli shay-in qadeer

And what God gave in spoil to His messenger from them: you spurred not for it any horse or camel, but God gives His messengers authority over whom He wills; and God is over all things powerful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hashr/verse-6.md_

### 82. Surah Al-Infitar, Verse 8

- **Form in this verse:** رَكَّبَكَ — rakkabaka · "He assembled you"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tef'il · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

ف۪ٓي اَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَٓاءَ رَكَّبَكَۜ

Fee ayyi sooratin ma shaarakkabak

In what form He willed assembling thee?

_https://quran.so/surah-al-infitar/verse-8.md_

### 84. Surah Al-Inshiqaq, Verse 19

- **Form in this verse:** لَتَرْكَبُنَّ — latarkabunna · "You will surely embark"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 2nd person, masculine, plural · present tense

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقاً عَنْ طَبَقٍۜ

Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaq

You will embark upon stage after stage.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-inshiqaq/verse-19.md_

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