خدب

وَقَعُوا فِى وَادِى خَدِبَاتٍ وقعوا في وادي خدبات [ They fell into the valley of Khadibát ]: a prov., applied to a man who falls into perdition; or to one who misses the object of his aim, or pursuit: (As, K: *) see, respecting it, [جَذَبَات, in] art. جذب. (TA.)