What does « To bleed / To flow » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To bleed / To flow (نزف) in the Quran, with 2 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

نزف

To bleed / To flow

Root: ن - ز - ف

Quranic language 2 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To bleed / To flow

An-Nazf refers to exhaustion and blood loss.

The Almighty says: 'And they will not be intoxicated' (As-Saffat 47), meaning not affected by loss of reason.

Nuzifa means to be exhausted.

Al-manzūf is the exhausted one.

To bleed / To flow in the Quran (2)

Meccan: 2 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

As-Saffat 1

Al-Waqi'a 1

Surah As-Saffat : 47 Meccan

﴿لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ﴾

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.

Surah Al-Waqi'a : 19 Meccan

﴿لَّا يُصَدَّعُونَ عَنْهَا وَلَا يُنزِفُونَ﴾

No headache will they have therefrom, nor will they be intoxicated -

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