# Sin-Ha-Be — سحب (sHb)

> Occurs in 11 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To pull, to drag, to withdraw, to cancel, to take back, to withdraw money from bank account
- **Derived forms:** سَحَاب (9) · يُسْحَبُ (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 164

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلسَّحَابِ — wal-saḥābi · "and the clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

اِنَّ ف۪ي خَلْقِ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَالْفُلْكِ الَّت۪ي تَجْر۪ي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ وَمَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مِنْ مَٓاءٍ فَاَحْيَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ ف۪يهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَٓابَّةٍۖ وَتَصْر۪يفِ الرِّيَاحِ وَالسَّحَابِ الْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ السَّمَٓاءِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَاٰيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

Inna fee khalqi assamawatiwal-ardi wakhtilafi allayli wannahariwalfulki allatee tajree fee albahri bimayanfaAAu annasa wama anzala Allahumina assama-i min ma-in faahyabihi al-arda baAAda mawtiha wabaththa feehamin kulli dabbatin watasreefi arriyahiwassahabi almusakhkhari bayna assama-iwal-ardi laayatin liqawminyaAAqiloon

In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, and the ship which runs in the sea with what benefits men, and what God sent down of water from the sky then gave life thereby to the earth after its death, and spread therein every creature, and in the circulation of the winds and the clouds made subject between the heaven and the earth are proofs for people who reason.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-164.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** سَحَابًۭا — saḥāban · "clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَهُوَ الَّذ۪ي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْراً بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِه۪ۜ حَتّٰٓى اِذَٓا اَقَلَّتْ سَحَاباً ثِقَالاً سُقْنَاهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَيِّتٍ فَاَنْزَلْنَا بِهِ الْمَٓاءَ فَاَخْرَجْنَا بِه۪ مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِۜ   كَذٰلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتٰى لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ

Wahuwa allathee yursilu arriyahabushran bayna yaday rahmatihi hatta ithaaqallat sahaban thiqalan suqnahu libaladinmayyitin faanzalna bihi almaa faakhrajnabihi min kulli aththamarati kathalikanukhriju almawta laAAallakum tathakkaroon

And He it is that sends the winds as glad tidings before His mercy. When they have gathered up heavy clouds, We drive them to a dead land and send down the water therein, and bring forth therewith every fruit, — thus will We bring forth the dead — that you might take heed.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-57.md_

### 13. Surah Ar-Ra'd, Verse 12

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلسَّحَابَ — l-saḥāba · "the clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case

هُوَ الَّذ۪ي يُر۪يكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفاً وَطَمَعاً وَيُنْشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَۚ

Huwa allathee yureekumu albarqakhawfan watamaAAan wayunshi-o assahaba aththiqal

He it is that shows you the lightning as fear and hope, and produces the heavy clouds.

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rad/verse-12.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** سَحَابٌۭ ۚ — saḥābun · "a cloud"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

اَوْ كَظُلُمَاتٍ ف۪ي بَحْرٍ لُجِّيٍّ يَغْشٰيهُ مَوْجٌ مِنْ فَوْقِه۪ مَوْجٌ مِنْ فَوْقِه۪ سَحَابٌۜ ظُلُمَاتٌ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍۜ اِذَٓا اَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرٰيهَاۜ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَجْعَلِ اللّٰهُ لَهُ نُوراً فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ نُورٍ۟

Aw kathulumatin fee bahrinlujjiyyin yaghshahu mawjun min fawqihi mawjun min fawqihisahabun thulumatun baAAduhafawqa baAAdin itha akhraja yadahu lam yakad yarahawaman lam yajAAali Allahu lahu nooran fama lahu minnoor

Or like darkness in a fathomless sea: there covers it a wave, above which is a wave, above which are clouds: — darknesses one above another! — when he holds out his hand, he scarcely sees it. And he for whom God has made no light, there is for him no light.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-40.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 43

- **Form in this verse:** سَحَابًۭا — saḥāban · "clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُزْج۪ي سَحَاباً ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ رُكَاماً فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِه۪ۚ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ مِنْ جِبَالٍ ف۪يهَا مِنْ بَرَدٍ فَيُص۪يبُ بِه۪ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُ عَنْ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُۜ  يَكَادُ سَنَا بَرْقِه۪ يَذْهَبُ بِالْاَبْصَارِۜ

Alam tara anna Allaha yuzjee sahabanthumma yu-allifu baynahu thumma yajAAaluhu rukaman fataraalwadqa yakhruju min khilalihi wayunazzilu mina assama-imin jibalin feeha min baradin fayuseebu bihiman yashao wayasrifuhu AAan man yashao yakadusana barqihi yathhabu bil-absar

Dost thou not see that God drives the clouds? Then He brings them together; then He makes them a mass, and thou seest the rain come forth from the midst of it. And He sends down from the sky, from mountains therein of hail, and He strikes therewith whom He wills, and turns away therefrom whom He wills. The brilliance of His lightning almost takes away the sight.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-43.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 88

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلسَّحَابِ ۚ — l-saḥābi · "(of) the clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِۜ صُنْعَ اللّٰهِ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍۜ اِنَّهُ خَب۪يرٌ بِمَا تَفْعَلُونَ

Watara aljibala tahsabuhajamidatan wahiya tamurru marra assahabi sunAAaAllahi allathee atqana kulla shay-in innahukhabeerun bima tafAAaloon

And thou seest the mountains; thou thinkest them solid, but they will pass as the passing of clouds: — the work of God who perfected all things; He is aware of what you do.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-88.md_

### 30. Surah Ar-Rum, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** سَحَابًۭا — saḥāban · "(the) clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

اَللّٰهُ الَّذ۪ي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُث۪يرُ سَحَاباً فَيَبْسُطُهُ فِي السَّمَٓاءِ كَيْفَ يَشَٓاءُ وَيَجْعَلُهُ  كِسَفاً فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِه۪ۚ فَاِذَٓا اَصَابَ بِه۪ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِه۪ٓ اِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

Allahu allathee yursilu arriyahafatutheeru sahaban fayabsutuhu fee assama-ikayfa yashao wayajAAaluhu kisafan fatara alwadqayakhruju min khilalihi fa-itha asaba bihiman yashao min AAibadihi itha humyastabshiroon

God is He who sends the winds, that they stir up a cloud, and He spreads it in the sky as He wills; and He makes it pieces and thou seest the rain come forth from the midst of it; then when He makes it fall on whom He wills of His servants they rejoice

_https://quran.so/surah-ar-rum/verse-48.md_

### 35. Surah Fatir, Verse 9

- **Form in this verse:** سَحَابًۭا — saḥāban · "(the) clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

وَاللّٰهُ الَّـذ۪ٓي اَرْسَلَ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُث۪يرُ سَحَاباً فَسُقْنَاهُ اِلٰى بَلَدٍ مَيِّتٍ فَاَحْيَيْنَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَاۜ  كَذٰلِكَ النُّشُورُ

Wallahu allathee arsalaarriyaha fatutheeru sahaban fasuqnahuila baladin mayyitin faahyayna bihi al-ardabaAAda mawtiha kathalika annushoor

And God is He who sends the winds, that they stir up a cloud; and We drive it to a dead land, and give life thereby to the earth after its death. Thus is the Resurrection.

_https://quran.so/surah-fatir/verse-9.md_

### 40. Surah Ghafir, Verse 71

- **Form in this verse:** يُسْحَبُونَ — yus'ḥabūna · "they will be dragged"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

اِذِ الْاَغْلَالُ ف۪ٓي اَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَالسَّلَاسِلُۜ يُسْحَبُونَۙ

Ithi al-aghlalu fee aAAnaqihimwassalasilu yushaboon

When there are yokes and chains on their necks, they will be dragged

_https://quran.so/surah-ghafir/verse-71.md_

### 52. Surah At-Tur, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** سَحَابٌۭ — saḥābun · "Clouds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

وَاِنْ يَرَوْا كِسْفاً مِنَ السَّمَٓاءِ سَاقِطاً يَقُولُوا سَحَابٌ مَرْكُومٌ

Wa-in yaraw kisfan mina assama-isaqitan yaqooloo sahabun markoom

And were they to see pieces of the sky falling, they would say: “Clouds heaped up.”)

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tur/verse-44.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 48

- **Form in this verse:** يُسْحَبُونَ — yus'ḥabūna · "they will be dragged"
  - **Grammar:** verb · passive · 3rd person, masculine, plural · present tense

يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلٰى وُجُوهِهِمْۜ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ

Yawma yushaboona fee annariAAala wujoohihim thooqoo massa saqar

The day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces: “Taste the touch of Saqar!”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-48.md_

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