# Kh-Be-Se — خبث (xbv)

> Occurs in 16 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** bad/foul/abominable/corrupt/wicked/deceitful, guileful/artful/crafty/cunning, malignant/noxious, impure/unclean/filthy, depraved/disapproved/hated/unlawful/disagreeable/culpable/disobedient, the worst or most wicked, evil.
- **Derived forms:** خَبُثَ (1) · خَبِيث (9) · خَبِيثَة (4) · خَبِيثَٰت (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 267

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثَ — l-khabītha · "the bad"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اَنْفِقُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّٓا اَخْرَجْنَا لَكُمْ مِنَ الْاَرْضِۖ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَب۪يثَ مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُمْ بِاٰخِذ۪يهِ اِلَّٓا اَنْ تُغْمِضُوا ف۪يهِۜ وَاعْلَمُٓوا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ غَنِيٌّ حَم۪يدٌ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooanfiqoo min tayyibati ma kasabtum wamimmaakhrajna lakum mina al-ardi wala tayammamooalkhabeetha minhu tunfiqoona walastum bi-akhitheehiilla an tughmidoo feehi waAAlamoo anna Allahaghaniyyun hameed

O you who heed warning: spend of the good things you have earned, and of what We have brought forth for you from the earth. And resort not to the bad thereof, to spend thereof, when you would not take it save you closed an eye to it; and know that God is free from need and praiseworthy.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-267.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 179

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثَ — l-khabītha · "the evil"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case

مَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَذَرَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ عَلٰى مَٓا اَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتّٰى يَم۪يزَ الْخَب۪يثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِۜ وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَجْتَب۪ي مِنْ رُسُلِه۪ مَنْ يَشَٓاءُ فَاٰمِنُوا بِاللّٰهِ وَرُسُلِه۪ۚ وَاِنْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَتَتَّقُوا فَلَكُمْ اَجْرٌ عَظ۪يمٌ

Ma kana Allahu liyatharaalmu/mineena AAala ma antum AAalayhi hattayameeza alkhabeetha mina attayyibi wama kanaAllahu liyutliAAakum AAala alghaybi walakinnaAllaha yajtabee min rusulihi man yashao faaminoobillahi warusulihi wa-in tu/minoo watattaqoofalakum ajrun AAatheem

God will not leave the believers in that which you are in until He distinguishes the bad from the good. And God will not apprise you of the Unseen; but God chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in God and His messengers; and if you believe and are in prudent fear, for you is a great reward.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-179.md_

### 4. Surah An-Nisa, Verse 2

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثَ — l-khabītha · "the bad"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case

وَاٰتُوا الْيَتَامٰٓى اَمْوَالَهُمْ وَلَا تَتَبَدَّلُوا الْخَب۪يثَ بِالطَّيِّبِۖ وَلَا تَأْكُلُٓوا اَمْوَالَهُمْ اِلٰٓى اَمْوَالِكُمْۜ  اِنَّهُ كَانَ حُوباً كَب۪يراً

Waatoo alyatama amwalahumwala tatabaddaloo alkhabeetha bittayyibiwala ta/kuloo amwalahum ila amwalikuminnahu kana hooban kabeera

And give the fatherless their property; and exchange not the bad for the good, nor consume their property into your property; that is a great misdeed.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nisa/verse-2.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 100

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثُ — l-khabīthu · "the evil"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case

قُلْ لَا يَسْتَوِي الْخَب۪يثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ اَعْجَبَكَ كَـثْرَةُ الْخَب۪يثِۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ يَٓا اُو۬لِي الْاَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ۟

Qul la yastawee alkhabeethu wattayyibuwalaw aAAjabaka kathratu alkhabeethi fattaqoo Allahaya olee al-albabi laAAallakum tuflihoon

Say thou: “Not the same are the bad and the good, although there impress thee the abundance of the bad.” So be in prudent fear of God, O you men of understanding, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-100.md_

### 5. Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 100

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثِ ۚ — l-khabīthi · "(of) the evil"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · genitive case

قُلْ لَا يَسْتَوِي الْخَب۪يثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ اَعْجَبَكَ كَـثْرَةُ الْخَب۪يثِۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ يَٓا اُو۬لِي الْاَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ۟

Qul la yastawee alkhabeethu wattayyibuwalaw aAAjabaka kathratu alkhabeethi fattaqoo Allahaya olee al-albabi laAAallakum tuflihoon

Say thou: “Not the same are the bad and the good, although there impress thee the abundance of the bad.” So be in prudent fear of God, O you men of understanding, that you might be successful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-maidah/verse-100.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 58

- **Form in this verse:** خَبُثَ — khabutha · "is bad"
  - **Grammar:** verb · 3rd person, masculine, singular · past tense

وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّه۪ۚ وَالَّذ۪ي خَبُثَ لَا يَخْرُجُ اِلَّا نَكِداًۜ  كَذٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الْاٰيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَشْكُرُونَ۟

Walbaladu attayyibuyakhruju nabatuhu bi-ithni rabbihi wallatheekhabutha la yakhruju illa nakidan kathalikanusarrifu al-ayati liqawmin yashkuroon

And the good land: its vegetation comes forth by the leave of its Lord; and what is bad comes not forth save with difficulty. Thus do We expound the proofs for people who are grateful.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-58.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 157

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ — l-khabāitha · "the impure things"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الرَّسُولَ النَّبِيَّ الْاُمِّيَّ الَّذ۪ي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوباً عِنْدَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرٰيةِ وَالْاِنْج۪يلِۘ يَأْمُرُهُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهٰيهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَٓائِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ اِصْرَهُمْ وَالْاَغْلَالَ الَّت۪ي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْۜ فَالَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا بِه۪ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا النُّورَ الَّـذ۪ٓي اُنْزِلَ مَعَهُٓۙ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ۟

Allatheena yattabiAAoona arrasoolaannabiyya al-ommiyya allathee yajidoonahumaktooban AAindahum fee attawrati wal-injeeliya/muruhum bilmaAAroofi wayanhahum AAani almunkariwayuhillu lahumu attayyibati wayuharrimuAAalayhimu alkhaba-itha wayadaAAu AAanhum israhumwal-aghlala allatee kanat AAalayhim fallatheenaamanoo bihi waAAazzaroohu wanasaroohu wattabaAAooannoora allathee onzila maAAahu ola-ikahumu almuflihoon

“Those who follow the Messenger, the unschooled prophet, whom they find written with them in the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins on them what is fitting and forbids them perversity, and making lawful for them the good things, and making unlawful for them the bad, and relieving them of their burden and the fetters that were upon them — those who believed in him, and supported him, and helped him, and followed the light which was sent down with him: it is they who are the successful.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-157.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثَ — l-khabītha · "the wicked"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case

لِيَم۪يزَ اللّٰهُ الْخَب۪يثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ الْخَب۪يثَ بَعْضَهُ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُ جَم۪يعاً فَيَجْعَلَهُ ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ۟

Liyameeza Allahu alkhabeetha mina attayyibiwayajAAala alkhabeetha baAAdahu AAala baAAdinfayarkumahu jameeAAan fayajAAalahu fee jahannama ola-ikahumu alkhasiroon

That God might separate the bad from the good. And the bad will He place one upon another, and heap it all together, and place it in Gehenna; it is they who are the losers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-37.md_

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 37

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثَ — l-khabītha · "the wicked"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · accusative case

لِيَم۪يزَ اللّٰهُ الْخَب۪يثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ الْخَب۪يثَ بَعْضَهُ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُ جَم۪يعاً فَيَجْعَلَهُ ف۪ي جَهَنَّمَۜ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ۟

Liyameeza Allahu alkhabeetha mina attayyibiwayajAAala alkhabeetha baAAdahu AAala baAAdinfayarkumahu jameeAAan fayajAAalahu fee jahannama ola-ikahumu alkhasiroon

That God might separate the bad from the good. And the bad will He place one upon another, and heap it all together, and place it in Gehenna; it is they who are the losers.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-37.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** خَبِيثَةٍۢ — khabīthatin · "evil"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَب۪يثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَب۪يثَةٍۨ اجْتُثَّتْ مِنْ فَوْقِ الْاَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِنْ قَرَارٍ

Wamathalu kalimatin khabeethatinkashajaratin khabeethatin ijtuththat min fawqi al-ardi malaha min qarar

And the likeness of a bad word is like a bad tree: uprooted from the earth, it has no fixed lodging.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-26.md_

### 14. Surah Ibrahim, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** خَبِيثَةٍ — khabīthatin · "evil"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · genitive case · indefinite

وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَب۪يثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَب۪يثَةٍۨ اجْتُثَّتْ مِنْ فَوْقِ الْاَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِنْ قَرَارٍ

Wamathalu kalimatin khabeethatinkashajaratin khabeethatin ijtuththat min fawqi al-ardi malaha min qarar

And the likeness of a bad word is like a bad tree: uprooted from the earth, it has no fixed lodging.

_https://quran.so/surah-ibrahim/verse-26.md_

### 21. Surah Al-Anbiya, Verse 74

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ ۗ — l-khabāitha · "wicked deeds"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَلُوطاً اٰتَيْنَاهُ حُكْماً وَعِلْماً وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الَّت۪ي كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُ الْخَبَٓائِثَۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَاسِق۪ينَۙ

Walootan ataynahu hukmanwaAAilman wanajjaynahu mina alqaryati allatee kanattaAAmalu alkhaba-itha innahum kanoo qawma saw-in fasiqeen

And Lot: We gave him judgment and knowledge; and We delivered him from the city that was doing bad deeds; they were an evil people, perfidious;

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

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْخَبِيثَـٰتُ — al-khabīthātu · "Evil women"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine, plural · nominative case

اَلْخَب۪يثَاتُ لِلْخَب۪يث۪ينَ وَالْخَب۪يثُونَ لِلْخَب۪يثَاتِۚ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّب۪ينَ وَالطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَاتِۚ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مُبَرَّؤُ۫نَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَۜ  لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَر۪يمٌ۟

Alkhabeethatu lilkhabeetheena walkhabeethoonalilkhabeethati wattayyibatu littayyibeenawattayyiboona littayyibatiola-ika mubarraoona mimma yaqooloona lahummaghfiratun warizqun kareem

Bad women are for bad men, and bad men are for bad women. And good women are for good men, and good men are for good women.) Those are acquitted of what they said: for them are pardon and a noble provision.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-26.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** لِلْخَبِيثِينَ — lil'khabīthīna · "(are) for evil men"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

اَلْخَب۪يثَاتُ لِلْخَب۪يث۪ينَ وَالْخَب۪يثُونَ لِلْخَب۪يثَاتِۚ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّب۪ينَ وَالطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَاتِۚ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مُبَرَّؤُ۫نَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَۜ  لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَر۪يمٌ۟

Alkhabeethatu lilkhabeetheena walkhabeethoonalilkhabeethati wattayyibatu littayyibeenawattayyiboona littayyibatiola-ika mubarraoona mimma yaqooloona lahummaghfiratun warizqun kareem

Bad women are for bad men, and bad men are for bad women. And good women are for good men, and good men are for good women.) Those are acquitted of what they said: for them are pardon and a noble provision.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-26.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** وَٱلْخَبِيثُونَ — wal-khabīthūna · "and evil men"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

اَلْخَب۪يثَاتُ لِلْخَب۪يث۪ينَ وَالْخَب۪يثُونَ لِلْخَب۪يثَاتِۚ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّب۪ينَ وَالطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَاتِۚ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مُبَرَّؤُ۫نَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَۜ  لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَر۪يمٌ۟

Alkhabeethatu lilkhabeetheena walkhabeethoonalilkhabeethati wattayyibatu littayyibeenawattayyiboona littayyibatiola-ika mubarraoona mimma yaqooloona lahummaghfiratun warizqun kareem

Bad women are for bad men, and bad men are for bad women. And good women are for good men, and good men are for good women.) Those are acquitted of what they said: for them are pardon and a noble provision.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-26.md_

### 24. Surah An-Nur, Verse 26

- **Form in this verse:** لِلْخَبِيثَـٰتِ ۖ — lil'khabīthāti · "(are) for evil women"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine, plural · genitive case

اَلْخَب۪يثَاتُ لِلْخَب۪يث۪ينَ وَالْخَب۪يثُونَ لِلْخَب۪يثَاتِۚ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ لِلطَّيِّب۪ينَ وَالطَّيِّبُونَ لِلطَّيِّبَاتِۚ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مُبَرَّؤُ۫نَ مِمَّا يَقُولُونَۜ  لَهُمْ مَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَر۪يمٌ۟

Alkhabeethatu lilkhabeetheena walkhabeethoonalilkhabeethati wattayyibatu littayyibeenawattayyiboona littayyibatiola-ika mubarraoona mimma yaqooloona lahummaghfiratun warizqun kareem

Bad women are for bad men, and bad men are for bad women. And good women are for good men, and good men are for good women.) Those are acquitted of what they said: for them are pardon and a noble provision.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-nur/verse-26.md_

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