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Hud · Ayah 65

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But they hamstrung her

فَعَقَرُوهَا

But they hamstrung her

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

عقرُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPast

Rootعقر

★★★★Uncommon

to hamstring, wound; barren, sterile

Lemmaعَقَرَ

Verb (form I) - to hamstrung

وIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

هاIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person feminine singular)

her/it

3rd personFeminineSingular

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Past tense verb

فَعَقَرُوهَا (But they hamstrung her) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied [i.e., unfailing]."

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