Hafiz soon
Al-A'raf · 7:130
And We certainly seized the people of Pharaoh with years of famine and a deficiency in fruits that perhaps they would be reminded.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 10
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Resumption particleand
لَ
Harf · Emphatic particleindeed
قَدْ
Harf · Certainty particlecertainly/indeed
Grammar rules
Emphatic لَ (indeed)
وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".
We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.
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