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Al-A'raf · 7:162
But those who wronged among them changed [the words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them. So We sent upon them a punishment from the sky for the wrong that they were doing.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 17
فَبَدَّلَ
fabaddala
But changed
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Resumption particlethen
بَدَّلَ
Fi'l · VerbBut changed
Rootبدلbdl
to exchange, to alter
44× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaبَدَّلَVerb (form II) - to change
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَبَدَّلَ (But changed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form II — intensified
فَبَدَّلَ (But changed) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV