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28 times in the Quran · 4 word forms · rank 317
The Quran root خ ل و kh-l-w
Words built from the root خ ل و ([kh-l-w]) appear 28 times in the Quran. The most common is خَلا, “passed away”, which comes 25 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| خَلا | khalaa | passed away · they are alone | 25 | |
| خَلُّ | khallu | leave | 1 | |
| خالِيَة | khaaliya | past | 1 | |
| تَخَلَّتْ | takhallat | becomes empty | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَإِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا إِلَىٰ شَيَاطِينِهِمْ قَالُوا إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِئُونَ ١٤
خَلَوْا khalaw · they are alone
And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:14)
وَإِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ قَالُوا أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُم بِمَا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لِيُحَاجُّوكُم بِهِ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ٧٦
خَلَا khalā · meet in private
And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We have believed"; but when they are alone with one another, they say, "Do you talk to them about what Allāh has revealed to you so they can argue with you about it before your Lord?" Then will you not reason? (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:76)
فَإِذَا انسَلَخَ الْأَشْهُرُ الْحُرُمُ فَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ وَخُذُوهُمْ وَاحْصُرُوهُمْ وَاقْعُدُوا لَهُمْ كُلَّ مَرْصَدٍ فَإِن تَابُوا وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ فَخَلُّوا سَبِيلَهُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ٥
فَخَلُّوا fakhallū · then leave
And when the inviolable months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakāh, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful. (Surah At-Tawbah, 9:5)
كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِيئًا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ الْخَالِيَةِ ٢٤
الْخَالِيَةِ l-khāliyati · past
[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you put forth in the days past." (Surah Al-Haqqah, 69:24)
وَأَلْقَتْ مَا فِيهَا وَتَخَلَّتْ ٤
وَتَخَلَّتْ watakhallat · and becomes empty
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]. (Surah Al-Inshiqaq, 84:4)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 5×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 3×
- Surah Al-Ahqaf · 3×
- Surah Ar-Ra'd · 2×
- Surah Al-Ahzab · 2×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 1×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.