Quranic root
خرج
kh · r · j
The root centers on passing out from, emerging from, or causing something to emerge from a place, state, or source; a second established branch denotes contrast or mixture of two colors.
The egress sense extends to departure, expulsion, production, extraction, outlets, and expenditure or revenue as something that goes out. A separate color branch denotes black-and-white or otherwise contrasting distribution, with related applications to patchy land, animals, and years.
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- Quran-attested forms
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- Quran senses
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- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
خَرَجَ
kharaja
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form I
- Form
- I
- Quran occurrences
- 53 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
to go, come, pass, or emerge out or forth; to issue, proceed, depart, or leave
Used both for movement from a physical place and for emergence from a state or condition. The subject may be a person, object, natural phenomenon, or thing that comes forth.
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Selected Quran examples
أَخْرَجَ
ʾakhraja
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form IV
- Form
- IV
- Quran occurrences
- 99 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
to cause someone or something to come, go, or emerge out or forth; to bring forth, produce, or bring out
A transitive causative use. It includes bringing something into appearance or existence, as well as leading or taking something out; passive forms mean to be brought forth or brought out.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 6:95word 6
“He brings forth”
to drive, expel, eject, or dislodge someone or something from a place
A transitive removal construction, often involving expulsion from a home, land, community, or other location; passive forms mean to be driven or expelled out.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 59:2word 3
“expelled”
Quran 60:8word 11
“drive you out”
اِسْتَخْرَجَ
āistakhraja
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form X
- Form
- X
- Quran occurrences
- 4 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
to extract or bring forth something from a source, container, or concealment
The action involves obtaining or eliciting something that is contained, hidden, or embedded; Quranic uses include bringing out an object, treasure, or material from its source.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 12:76word 7
“he brought it out”
Quran 18:82word 20
“and bring forth”
Quran 35:12word 17
“and you extract”
إِخْرَاج
ʾikhrāj
- Part of speech
- Verbal noun
- Quran occurrences
- 6 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
bringing or causing something to emerge, appear, or be brought forth
The verbal noun of Form IV, used for the bringing forth of people, things, or created forms.
- Lane · entry 18736
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 71:18word 5
“(a new) bringing forth”
driving out, expelling, or removing
The same verbal noun in a removal construction, especially eviction or forced expulsion from a place.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 2:85word 22
“their eviction”
Quran 60:9word 14
“your expulsion”
مَخْرَج
makhraj
- Part of speech
- Noun · way out
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
a way, place, or means of exit; a way out
In the Quranic construction, it denotes an available outlet or means of release from a difficulty.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 65:2word 30
“a way out”
مُخْرَج
mukhraj
- Part of speech
- Passive participle
- Quran occurrences
- 5 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
brought out, removed, or driven out
Passive-participial use of Form IV, including persons who are brought out or driven from a place.
- Lane · entry 18764
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 15:48word 8
“will be removed”
Quran 26:167word 8
“the ones driven out”
an exit or occasion of going forth
In the Quranic expression at 17:80, the form is understood as a noun of place or time, denoting a favorable exit or departure rather than merely a passive participant.
- Lane · entry 18764
- Lane · entry 18736
Selected Quran examples
Quran 17:80word 7
“an exit”
مُخْرِج
mukhrij
- Part of speech
- Active participle
- Quran occurrences
- 3 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
one who brings forth, brings out, or causes to emerge
Active participle of Form IV; the agent may be divine or human, and the object may be a person, thing, or natural product.
- Lane · entry 18736
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 2:72word 7
“(is) the One Who brought forth”
Quran 6:95word 10
“and brings forth”
خَارِج
khārij
- Part of speech
- Active participle
- Quran occurrences
- 3 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
going or coming out; exiting
Active participle of Form I, used predicatively for one who or something that comes out or is able to come out.
- Lane · entry 18756
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 5:37word 8
“will come out”
Quran 6:122word 17
“he comes out”
خَرَاج
kharāj
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
a recompense, reward, or payment offered in return for something
In the Quranic occurrence, it denotes a demanded recompense or payment, contrasted with a better provision from God.
- Lane · entry 18748
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 23:72word 4
“But the payment”
خَرْج
kharj
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 2 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
an expenditure, outlay, or payment
A noun for property or money that goes out, including a payment offered for a service or undertaking.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 18:94word 13
“an expenditure”
Quran 23:72word 3
“(for) a payment”
خُرُوج
khurūj
- Part of speech
- Verbal noun
- Quran occurrences
- 5 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
going, coming, or passing out or forth; departure or coming forth
Verbal noun of Form I, used for ordinary departure as well as eschatological coming forth.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 9:46word 3
“(to) go forth”
Quran 50:11word 8
“(will be) the coming forth”
Quran 40:11word 11
“get out”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 2:22فَأَخْرَجَthen brought forth
- 2:36فَأَخْرَجَهُمَاand he got [both of] them out
- 2:61يُخْرِجْto bring forth
- 2:72مُخْرِجٌۭ(is) the One Who brought forth
- 2:74فَيَخْرُجُso comes out
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 56 Classical meanings
خَرَجَ
to pass out of, escape from, or become free of an affair, condition, religion, debt, or disease
An extended intransitive use for leaving or becoming quit of a state or obligation.
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خَرَجَ
to pay or settle a debt
A legal construction with a debt as the object of release or settlement.
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خَرَجَ
to rebel against an authority or depart from an order
Used with a ruler, command, or authority in an extended oppositional construction.
- Lane · entry 18733
خَرَجَ
to become foul or obscene in speech
An idiomatic extended use concerning a person's language.
- Lane · entry 18733
خَرَجَ
to become conspicuous or distinguished in knowledge or a craft
An extended use for becoming prominent in a field of learning or skilled work.
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خُرُوج
the first rising, spreading, or appearance of clouds; the emergence of rain from them; clearing after cloud
A weather vocabulary branch describing clouds or the sky as they appear, extend, or clear.
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مُخْتَرِجَةٌ
a she-camel formed in the likeness of a male camel
A conventional description of bodily formation, not a general meaning of ordinary خروج.
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- Lane · entry 18733
خَرَّجَ
to explain, resolve, interpret, or render a saying
Used of giving an interpretation or showing how a statement is to be understood.
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خَرَّجَ
to educate, discipline, or train a person, horse, or camel
A causative educational or training use.
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خَرَّجَ
to make something varied, partly marked, or uneven by leaving portions distinct or untouched
Includes variegating colors, writing while leaving spaces, making work of different kinds, and grazing only part of a pasture.
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المُخَارَجَةُ
a finger-guessing game in which players put forth fingers and identify the number shown
A conventional game played by two or more participants.
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خَارَجَهُمْ
to contribute equally with others to the expenses of a journey or expedition
A reciprocal financial construction involving shared costs or provisions.
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خَارَجَهُ
to contract with a slave to pay a fixed periodic amount while allowing the slave to work freely
A legal manumission-related arrangement involving an agreed import or payment.
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تَخَرَّجَ
to be resolved, explained, or interpreted in a particular way
Used of a saying or proposition and its interpretation.
- Lane · entry 18737
تَخَرَّجَ
to become educated, disciplined, or trained in accomplishments, science, or a craft
A resultative educational use.
- Lane · entry 18737
تَخَارَجَ
to play the finger-guessing game together
Reciprocal use corresponding to the game called مُخَارَجَة.
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تَخَارَجَ
to contribute equal shares of expenses, food, or drink
Reciprocal sharing for a journey, expedition, or common provision.
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تَخَارَجَ
to settle mutual claims to shared property by dividing or exchanging its components
Used of partners or co-heirs who separate their claims by taking different assets, money, or debts.
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اِخْرَجَّ
to become two-colored, especially black and white
Applied to an animal or other object whose coloring becomes visibly mixed or contrasted.
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اِسْتَخْرَجَ
to till land and bring it into productive condition
A specialized agricultural extension of bringing forth productivity from land.
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اِسْتَخْرَجَ
to ask or petition someone to go or come out
A causative-request construction distinct from extracting an object.
- Lane · entry 18741
خُرْج
a saddlebag or double receptacle attached to a saddle
A concrete noun for a paired or sometimes single traveling bag.
- Lane · entry 18744
خَرَج
the quality of having two contrasting colors, especially white and black
A nominal description of variegated or parti-colored appearance.
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خَرْجَة
a single going out, coming out, or outing
A singular instance of the action of going out.
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خُرَجَة
a person who frequently goes out and in
A descriptive noun for habitual movement between inside and outside.
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خُرَجَة
a clever, ingenious, or artful person skilled in managing affairs
An extended idiomatic description that may carry either resourceful or cunning connotations.
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خَرَاج
a tax, tribute, land-tax, poll-tax, or revenue from land or property
Includes an imposed yearly payment and revenue derived from land, a slave, or other property.
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خَرَاج
the taste or yield of fruit
A figurative extension comparing fruit's product to the revenue of land.
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خُرَاج
a pustule, boil, abscess, or purulent swelling on the body or an animal
A physical swelling or ulcerous eruption, including veterinary uses.
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خَرُوج
an animal that goes ahead or outstrips others, especially a racehorse; also a she-camel that keeps apart or leads in pace
Applied to animals distinguished by forward movement, speed, or separation from the herd; it can also describe a long-necked horse.
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خَرِيج
a traditional game of Arab youths involving calling out or eliciting what is held in the hand
A conventional game, related in description to finger-guessing games.
- Lane · entry 18752
خَرَاجِيَّة
subject to a land tax
Used of countries or lands liable for خَرَاج.
- Lane · entry 18753
خِرِّيج
one educated, disciplined, or trained by a particular teacher
A passive-participial designation for a graduate or trained person.
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خَارِج
external, outside, or extrinsic; what is objective or external to the mind
A nominal or adjectival extension from being outside, including the contrast between external reality and mental conception.
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خَوَارِج
external architectural projections, arches, vaults, niches, or ornamental forms
A specialized architectural plural use contrasted with inner decoration or inscriptions.
- Lane · entry 18757
خَوَارِجُ المَالِ
a mare, female slave, or she-ass
A conventional collective expression for specified female members of property or livestock.
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خَرَجَتْ خَوَارِجُهُ
his generosity, intelligence, or sound management became apparent
An idiom for a person's abilities or good qualities emerging after immaturity or poor conduct.
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خَارِجِيّ
one who stands out or excels beyond his fellows without inherited distinction; also a swift or outstanding horse
An older evaluative use for unusual excellence, courage, generosity, or speed.
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خَارِجِيّ
a rebel or heretic; a member of the Kharijite sects
A later religious and political designation for one who separates from an authority, community, or accepted doctrine.
- Lane · entry 18758
خَارِجِيّ
external, objective, or pertaining to what is outside
A relational adjective for external reality or matters outside the mind.
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خَارُوج
a recognized kind of palm tree
A specialized botanical noun.
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أَخْرَج
two-colored, especially black and white or ash-colored
Applied to rams, ostriches, goats, horses, mountains, garments, and other things with contrasting coloring.
- Lane · entry 18762
أَخْرَج
a garment made white and red by blood staining
A figurative application of contrasting colors to a garment or scene.
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أَرْضٌ خَرْجَاء
land with vegetation or rainfall in some places but not others
Describes uneven or patchy fertility and growth.
- Lane · entry 18762
عَامٌ أَخْرَج
a year partly fertile and partly sterile
A year divided between abundant herbage or fruitfulness and barren conditions.
- Lane · entry 18762
مَخْرَج
a privy or the anus
A specialized anatomical or sanitary use of an outlet term.
- Lane · entry 18763
مَخْرَج
a time of going out or departure
A temporal use of the place-or-time noun distinct from the Quranic way-out sense.
- Lane · entry 18763
المَدْخَلُ وَالمَخْرَجُ
a person's manner of entering into and withdrawing from affairs; good conduct or way of acting
An idiomatic paired expression about competent and praiseworthy management of situations.
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أَخْرَجَ
to pay one's land-tax or poll-tax
An intransitive legal or fiscal use meaning to discharge an imposed خَرَاج.
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أَخْرَجَ
to exclude something from the scope of a definition, rule, or category
A technical grammatical or logical use.
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أَخْرَجَ
to exclude someone from participation in an affair
An extended transitive use with a person excluded from an undertaking.
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أَخْرَجَ
to vent or bring out what is held in one's breast or mind
An idiomatic psychological use.
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أَخْرَجَ
to hunt ostriches described as أَخْرَج
A specialized hunting expression based on the bird's coloring.
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أَخْرَجَ
to marry a woman of mixed black and white complexion whose parents differ in complexion
A conventional lexical expression describing a mixed-complexion marriage partner.
- Lane · entry 18736
أَخْرَجَتِ الرَّاعِيَةُ
for grazing animals to eat part of a pasture and leave part uneaten
An extended use for selective or incomplete grazing.
- Lane · entry 18736
يَوْمٌ مَخْرُوج
a day on which people go forth
A poetic expression describing a day marked by departure or communal going out.
- Lane · entry 18766
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The QAC group مُخْرَج is morphologically supplied as a passive participle, while the Quranic expression at 17:80 also has lexical evidence for a place-or-time noun meaning an exit. Both readings are retained without treating the historical Lane citation notation as a modern verse location.
The color-related branches of خرج are lexically distinct from the egress branch and are kept in broader Classical Arabic meanings rather than assigned to ordinary Quranic egress senses.