ح ف ر ḥ-f-r
ح ف ر
ḥ-f-r
(lit., to go back and forth, digging a pathway into the ground)
Definition
- 1حُفْرَةḥuf-raha pit (dug in the ground)1
- 2الْحَافِرَةḥā-firah(going back to the) original state (which one came from)1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 2
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
حُفْرَة
وَكُنتُمْ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفْرَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ
And you were at the brink of a fiery pit.
3:103draft glosses: 6 of 6
Sense 2
الْحَافِرَة
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
They say mockingly, 'Will we really be restored to our former state?'
79:10draft glosses: 4 of 5 · 1 pending
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed