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Al-A'raf · Ayah 64

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Translation

But they denied him

Word Breakdown

فَكَذَّبُوهُ

But they denied him

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

L4 Particles
كَذَّبُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPastForm ((II))
Rootكذب
★★★★Very common

to deny, reject; to lie, falsehood

Lemmaكَذَّبَ

Verb (form II) - to deny, to reject

L1 Arabic Word TypesL8 Verbs — Past & PresentL12 Verb Families II–IV
وIsm · Personal pronoun

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

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural
L3 Pronouns & Pointing
هُIsm · Personal pronoun

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

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular
L3 Pronouns & Pointing

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
فَكَذَّبُوهُ (But they denied him) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
L8 Verbs — Past & Present
Verb form II — intensified
فَكَذَّبُوهُ (But they denied him) 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]".
L12 Verb Families II–IV

Sahih International

But they denied him, so We saved him and those who were with him in the ship. And We drowned those who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a blind people.

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