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ش ب ه (shīn bā hā) arabic root word meaning.


There are 12 words derived from this root in the Quran.
    The triliteral root shīn bā hā (ش ب ه) occurs 12 times in the Quran, in four derived forms:
    • 1 times as the form II verb shubbiha (شُبِّهَ)
    • four times as the form VI verb tashābaha (تَشَٰبَهَ)
    • six times as the form VI active participle mutashābih (مُتَشَٰبِه)
    • 1 times as the form VIII active participle mush'tabih (مُشْتَبِه)



to be like, to resemble/assimilate/liken/imitate, to compare one thing with another due to an attribute connecting them or is common to them: can be real or ideal - real: "this dollar is like this dollar" ideal: "John is like the lion/ass (i.e. strength/stupidity)", appear like another thing, ambiguous/dubious/obscure, comparison/similitude/parable/simile, co similar, resemble (in quality or attributes), conformable.With reference to the Quran is that of which the meaning is not be learned from its words and this is of two sorts: one is that of which the meaning is known by referring to what is termed "muhkam" and the other is that of which the knowledge of its real meaning is not attainable in any way or it means what is not understood without repeated consideration. (e.g. 3:7)

All words derived from shīn bā hā root word


WordMeaningArabic
(2:25:27) mutashābihan
(things) in resemblance
مُتَشَابِهًا
(2:70:11) tashābaha
look alike
تَشَابَهَ
(2:118:18) tashābahat
Became alike
تَشَابَهَتْ
(3:7:13) mutashābihātun
(are) allegorical
مُتَشَابِهَاتٌ
(3:7:21) tashābaha
(is) allegorical
تَشَابَهَ
(4:157:15) shubbiha
it was made to appear (so)
شُبِّهَ
(6:99:30) mush'tabihan
resembling
مُشْتَبِهًا
(6:99:32) mutashābihin
resembling
مُتَشَابِهٍ
(6:141:14) mutashābihan
similar
مُتَشَابِهًا
(6:141:16) mutashābihin
similar
مُتَشَابِهٍ
(13:16:35) fatashābaha
so that seemed alike
فَتَشَابَهَ
(39:23:6) mutashābihan
(its parts) resembling each other
مُتَشَابِهًا
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