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خَوْف

fear

Noun · masculineRoot خ-و-ف

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Verbal noun of
to fear

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
to fear
Adjective
afraid
Adjective
frightening
Verb · Form IV
to frighten
Noun
تَخْوِيف

خَوْف in English

Noun · masculine

Verbal noun of خَافَ (to fear): the act or idea of the verb.

  1. fear (of sth مِن (min))

Words from the root خ-و-ف

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خَافَ · present يَخَافُ

to fear, to be afraid of; to feel free or be scared for

Verbal noun
fear
مَخَافَة
Verbal noun
خِيفَة
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
afraid
مَخُوف
Passive participle
خَوَّاف
Derived noun · Adjective
fearful
أَخَافَ · present يُخِيفُ
Form IV · Causative

to frighten

إِخَافَة
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
frightening
مُخَاف
Passive participle
تَخَوَّفَ · present يَتَخَوَّفُ

to be afraid

تَخَوُّف
Verbal noun
مُتَخَوِّف
Active participle
مُتَخَوَّف
Passive participle
تَخْوِيف
Noun · m.
أَخْوَف
Adjective
elative degree of خَائِف

خَوْف in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

لَيْسَ خَوْفُ اللهِ قُدَّامَ عُيُونِهِمْ».There is no fear of God before their eyes.Romans 3:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
خَاضِعِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ فِي خَوْفِ اللهِ.Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.Ephesians 5:21, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مُلاَحِظِينَ سِيرَتَكُنَّ الطَّاهِرَةَ بِخَوْفٍ.While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.1 Peter 3:2, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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