Quran glossary · draft

خِطَاب

addressed discourse

Discourse through which a consequential matter is presented or pressed.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 3

Roots: خطب

Lemmas: خطاب

Forms: خِطَابِ · خِطَابًا

Occurrence examples (3 of 3)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 3.

38:20

وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُۥ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ ٱلْخِطَابِ

38:23

إِنَّ هَٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

78:37

رَّبِّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُ خِطَابًا

Why this meaning was chosen

All 12 occurrences were compared. Form III directly addresses another; خِطَاب profiles the resulting discourse or claim; خَطْب marks the consequential matter about which someone is questioned; and خِطْبَة brings a marriage intention into stated consideration. The exact force of فَصْلَ الْخِطَاب at 38:20 remains a segment-linked review question. No collision or aligned reading divergence is present.