Discover the meaning of the word Khbʾ (خبء) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
خبء
Khbʾ
Root: خ - ب
Quranic language 1 verse
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Khbʾ
Allah says: 'He brings forth the hidden (al-khab')' (An-Naml: 25).
This is said of everything stored and hidden.
Rainwater in clouds is khab', as are plants in the earth.
Allah brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and earth.
[And] so they do not prostrate to Allah, who brings forth what is hidden within the heavens and the earth and knows what you conceal and what you declare -