kh-y-t

Description

The Arabic root خيط (kh-y-t) carries the core meaning of thread, string, or fine linear object. In the Quran, it appears in contexts emphasizing the concept of something extremely thin or narrow, most notably in the metaphor of a camel passing through the eye of a needle to illustrate the impossibility of wrongdoers entering Paradise, and in describing the thin white thread of dawn distinguishing it from the black thread of night during fasting times. The root serves to convey precision, delicacy, and fine distinctions in both literal and metaphorical applications.