خ ي ر

Most of the words in the Arabic language are derived from a three-letter root like خ ي ر which represents a core meaning or concept

To be in good circumstances, be favourable to, choose, prefer, select, earn wealth

Below you will find verses of the holy Quran containing words derived from خ ي ر and their meanings

Root

Occurs 196 times in the holy Quran

20 times as the nominative, possessed noun خَيْرُ

9 times as the possessive noun الخَيْرِ

57 times as the indefinite, nominative noun خَيْرٌ

30 times as the indefinite, accusative noun خَيْرًا

 

Surah/MeaningAayat
VerseThe root خ ي ر occurs 196 times in the holy Quran
And when Moses said to his people “O my people! Truly you have wronged yourselvesوَإِذْ قَالَ مُوْسَى لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ
by taking the calf (for worship) so, turn to your Creator (in repentance)بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ العِجْلَ فَتُوْبُوْا إِلَى بَارِئِكُمْ
and kill yourselves (ego) that will be better for you with your Creator”فَاقْتُلُوْا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِنْدَ بَارِئِكُمْ
2-54then He accepted your repentance Truly He is the One Who accepts repentance, Most Mercifulفَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّهُ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ
And when you said “O Moses we cannot endure one kind of foodوَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوْسَى لَنْ نَّصْبِرَ عَلَى طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ
so, invoke your Lord for us to bring forth for us of what the earth growsفَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الأَرْضُ
of its herbs, its cucumbers, its wheat/garlic, its lentils and its onions”مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَ قِثَّآئِهَا وَفَوْمِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا
He said “Would you exchange for that which is lesser with that which is better?قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُوْنَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَى بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ
Go you down to a town and you shall find what you are asking for”اهْبِطُوْا مِصْرًا فَإِنَّ لَكُمْ مَّا سَأَلْتُمْ
And they were covered with humiliation and misery as they drew on themselves the Wrath of Allah (SWT)وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَآءُوْا بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللهِ
that due to their disbelieving in the signs of Allah (SWT)ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا يَكْفُرُوْنَ بِئَايَاتِ اللهِ
and killing the Prophets without rightوَيَقْتُلُوْنَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ بِغَيْرِ الحَقِّ
2-61that was because they disobeyed and were transgressingذَلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَّكَانُوْا يَعْتَدُوْنَ
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87-17although the hereafter is better and more lastingوَالآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى
93-4And verily the hereafter is better for you than the presentوَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَّكَ مِنَ الْأُوْلَى
97-3The night of Qadr is better than a thousand monthsلَيْلَةُ القَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ
98-7Truly those who believe and do righteous deeds, those are the best of creaturesإِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ ءَامَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوْا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُلَائِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ
99-7So who does an atoms weight of good will see itفَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ
100-8truly he is excessive in his love of wealthوَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيْدٌ