Quran glossary · draft

هباء

dust

Fine particulate matter that is readily scattered.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: هبو

Lemmas: هباء

Forms: هَبَآءً

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

25:23

وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُورًا

56:6

فَكَانَتْ هَبَآءً مُّنۢبَثًّا

Why this meaning was chosen

Each occurrence names the result of something being reduced and dispersed: deeds become scattered dust, and crushed mountains become dispersed dust. The accompanying participles independently reinforce one particulate core.