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An-Naml · Ayah 17

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And were gathered

وَحُشِرَ

And were gathered

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

حُشرFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastPassive

Rootحشر

★★★★Common

to gather, assemble (especially for resurrection)

Lemmaحَشَرَ

Verb (form I) - to gather, to raise

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Past tense verb

وَحُشِرَ (And were gathered) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Passive voice

وَحُشِرَ (And were gathered) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَحُشِرَ (And were gathered) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows

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