Quran glossary · draft

شهب

carried firebrand

A bright burning brand carried from a fire for heat.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: شهب

Lemmas: شهاب

Forms: شِهَابٍ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

27:7

إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ

Why this meaning was chosen

Moses seeks a shihāb described as a qabas from a seen fire so his family may warm themselves. The other occurrences are heavenly shihābs that guard listening places and pursue illicit listeners, with adjectives emphasizing clarity and piercing brightness. Both applications preserve a discrete, visible flame in directed motion.