Quran glossary · draft

حتم

fixed obligation

A fixed obligation whose execution has been decisively determined.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: حتم

Lemmas: حتم

Forms: حَتْمًا

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

19:71

وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَّقْضِيًّا

Why this meaning was chosen

The sole target is an indefinite accusative noun predicated of the universal arrival just stated. It is located عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ and qualified by مَقْضِيًّا, which establishes a binding determination already adjudged.