ع ذ ب Root ʿ-dh-b in the Qur’an 373 occurrences in 336 verses

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Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

عَذاب 322 times

• 2:7 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentAllah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.
• 2:10 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentIn their hearts is disease, so Allah has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie.
• 2:49 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابِ tormentAnd [recall] when We saved your forefathers from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
• 2:85 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابِ ۗ punishmentThen, you are those [same ones who are] killing one another and evicting a party of your people from their homes, cooperating against them in sin and aggression. And if they come to you as captives, you ransom them, although their eviction was forbidden to you. So do you believe in part of the Scripture and disbelieve in part? Then what is the recompense for those who do that among you except disgrace in worldly life; and on the Day of Resurrection they will be sent back to the severest of punishment. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
• 2:86 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابُ the punishmentThose are the ones who have bought the life of this world [in exchange] for the Hereafter, so the punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be aided.
• 2:90 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishmentHow wretched is that for which they sold themselves - that they would disbelieve in what Allah has revealed through [their] outrage that Allah would send down His favor upon whom He wills from among His servants. So they returned having [earned] wrath upon wrath. And for the disbelievers is a humiliating punishment.
• 2:96 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابِ the punishmentAnd you will surely find them the most greedy of people for life - [even] more than those who associate others with Allah. One of them wishes that he could be granted life a thousand years, but it would not remove him in the least from the [coming] punishment that he should be granted life. And Allah is Seeing of what they do.
• 2:104 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentO you who have believed, say not [to Allah 's Messenger], "Ra'ina" but say, "Unthurna" and listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.
• 2:114 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentAnd who are more unjust than those who prevent the name of Allah from being mentioned in His mosques and strive toward their destruction. It is not for them to enter them except in fear. For them in this world is disgrace, and they will have in the Hereafter a great punishment.
• 2:126 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابِ (the) punishmentAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this a secure city and provide its people with fruits - whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day." [Allah] said. "And whoever disbelieves - I will grant him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the destination."
• 2:162 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابُ the punishmentAbiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
• 2:165 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابَ the punishmentAnd [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment.
• 2:165 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابِ (in) [the] punishmentAnd [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment.
• 2:166 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment[And they should consider that] when those who have been followed disassociate themselves from those who followed [them], and they [all] see the punishment, and cut off from them are the ties [of relationship],
• 2:174 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentIndeed, they who conceal what Allah has sent down of the Book and exchange it for a small price - those consume not into their bellies except the Fire. And Allah will not speak to them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them. And they will have a painful punishment.
• 2:175 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْعَذَابَ and [the] punishmentThose are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error and forgiveness for punishment. How patient they are in pursuit of the Fire!
• 2:178 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentO you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female. But whoever overlooks from his brother anything, then there should be a suitable follow-up and payment to him with good conduct. This is an alleviation from your Lord and a mercy. But whoever transgresses after that will have a painful punishment.
• 2:201 · Al-Baqarahعَذَابَ (from the) punishmentBut among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."
• 3:4 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishmentBefore, as guidance for the people. And He revealed the Qur'an. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah will have a severe punishment, and Allah is exalted in Might, the Owner of Retribution.
• 3:16 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابَ (from) punishmentThose who say, "Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire,"
• 3:21 · Ali 'Imranبِعَذَابٍ of a punishmentThose who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and kill the prophets without right and kill those who order justice from among the people - give them tidings of a painful punishment.
• 3:56 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابًۭا (with) a punishmentAnd as for those who disbelieved, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers."
• 3:77 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentIndeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their [own] oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter, and Allah will not speak to them or look at them on the Day of Resurrection, nor will He purify them; and they will have a painful punishment.
• 3:88 · Ali 'Imranٱلْعَذَابُ the punishmentAbiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.
• 3:91 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentIndeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - never would the [whole] capacity of the earth in gold be accepted from one of them if he would [seek to] ransom himself with it. For those there will be a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.
• 3:105 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentAnd do not be like the ones who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them. And those will have a great punishment.
• 3:106 · Ali 'Imranٱلْعَذَابَ the punishmentOn the Day [some] faces will turn white and [some] faces will turn black. As for those whose faces turn black, [to them it will be said], "Did you disbelieve after your belief? Then taste the punishment for what you used to reject."
• 3:176 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentAnd do not be grieved, [O Muhammad], by those who hasten into disbelief. Indeed, they will never harm Allah at all. Allah intends that He should give them no share in the Hereafter, and for them is a great punishment.
• 3:177 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابٌ (is) a punishmentIndeed, those who purchase disbelief [in exchange] for faith - never will they harm Allah at all, and for them is a painful punishment.
• 3:178 · Ali 'Imranعَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishmentAnd let not those who disbelieve ever think that [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin, and for them is a humiliating punishment.

Also in 292 more places: 3:181, 3:188, 3:188, 3:191, 4:14, 4:18, 4:25, 4:37, 4:56, 4:93, 4:102, 4:138, 4:147, 4:151, 4:161, 4:173, 5:33, 5:36, 5:36, 5:37, 5:41, 5:73, 5:80, 5:94, 5:115, 6:15, 6:30, 6:40, 6:47, 6:49, 6:65, 6:70, 6:93, 6:124, 6:157, 7:38, 7:39, 7:59, 7:73, 7:141, 7:156, 7:164, 7:165, 7:167, 8:14, 8:32, 8:35, 8:50, 8:68, 9:3, 9:34, 9:39, 9:52, 9:61, 9:68, 9:74, 9:79, 9:90, 9:101, 10:4, 10:15, 10:50, 10:52, 10:54, 10:70, 10:88, 10:97, 10:98, 11:3, 11:8, 11:20, 11:26, 11:39, 11:39, 11:48, 11:58, 11:64, 11:76, 11:84, 11:93, 11:103, 12:25, 12:107, 13:34, 13:34, 14:2, 14:6, 14:7, 14:17, 14:21, 14:22, 14:44, 15:50, 15:50, 16:26, 16:45, 16:63, 16:85, 16:88, 16:88, 16:94, 16:104, 16:106, 16:113, 16:117, 17:10, 17:57, 17:57, 17:58, 18:55, 18:58, 18:87, 19:45, 19:75, 19:79, 20:48, 20:61, 20:71, 20:127, 20:134, 21:46, 22:2, 22:4, 22:9, 22:18, 22:22, 22:25, 22:47, 22:55, 22:57, 23:64, 23:76, 23:77, 24:2, 24:8, 24:11, 24:14, 24:19, 24:23, 24:63, 25:19, 25:37, 25:42, 25:65, 25:65, 25:69, 26:135, 26:156, 26:158, 26:189, 26:189, 26:201, 26:204, 27:5, 27:21, 28:64, 29:10, 29:23, 29:29, 29:53, 29:53, 29:54, 29:55, 30:16, 31:6, 31:7, 31:21, 31:24, 32:14, 32:20, 32:21, 32:21, 33:8, 33:30, 33:57, 33:68, 34:5, 34:8, 34:12, 34:14, 34:33, 34:38, 34:42, 34:46, 35:7, 35:10, 35:36, 36:18, 37:9, 37:33, 37:38, 37:176, 38:8, 38:26, 38:41, 38:61, 39:13, 39:19, 39:24, 39:25, 39:26, 39:40, 39:40, 39:47, 39:54, 39:55, 39:58, 39:71, 40:7, 40:45, 40:46, 40:49, 41:16, 41:16, 41:17, 41:27, 41:50, 42:16, 42:21, 42:26, 42:42, 42:44, 42:45, 43:39, 43:48, 43:50, 43:65, 43:74, 44:11, 44:12, 44:15, 44:30, 44:48, 44:56, 45:8, 45:9, 45:10, 45:11, 46:20, 46:21, 46:24, 46:31, 46:34, 48:16, 48:17, 48:25, 50:26, 51:37, 52:7, 52:18, 52:27, 52:47, 54:16, 54:18, 54:21, 54:30, 54:37, 54:38, 54:39, 57:13, 57:20, 58:4, 58:5, 58:15, 58:16, 59:3, 59:15, 61:10, 64:5, 65:8, 65:10, 67:5, 67:6, 67:28, 68:33, 68:33, 70:1, 70:11, 70:27, 70:28, 71:1, 72:17, 73:13, 76:31, 78:30, 78:40, 84:24, 85:10, 85:10, 88:24, 89:13, 89:25

عَذَّبَ 41 times

• 2:284 · Al-Baqarahوَيُعَذِّبُ and He will punishTo Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
• 3:56 · Ali 'Imranفَأُعَذِّبُهُمْ then I will punish themAnd as for those who disbelieved, I will punish them with a severe punishment in this world and the Hereafter, and they will have no helpers."
• 3:128 · Ali 'Imranيُعَذِّبَهُمْ punishes themNot for you, [O Muhammad, but for Allah], is the decision whether He should [cut them down] or forgive them or punish them, for indeed, they are wrongdoers.
• 3:129 · Ali 'Imranوَيُعَذِّبُ and punishesAnd to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:173 · An-Nisaفَيُعَذِّبُهُمْ then He will punish themAnd as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, He will give them in full their rewards and grant them extra from His bounty. But as for those who disdained and were arrogant, He will punish them with a painful punishment, and they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or helper.
• 5:18 · Al-Ma'idahيُعَذِّبُكُم (does He) punish youBut the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.
• 5:18 · Al-Ma'idahوَيُعَذِّبُ and punishesBut the Jews and the Christians say, "We are the children of Allah and His beloved." Say, "Then why does He punish you for your sins?" Rather, you are human beings from among those He has created. He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes whom He wills. And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and to Him is the [final] destination.
• 5:40 · Al-Ma'idahيُعَذِّبُ He punishesDo you not know that to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
• 5:115 · Al-Ma'idahأُعَذِّبُهُۥ [I] will punish himAllah said, "Indeed, I will sent it down to you, but whoever disbelieves afterwards from among you - then indeed will I punish him with a punishment by which I have not punished anyone among the worlds."
• 5:115 · Al-Ma'idahأُعَذِّبُهُۥٓ I have punishedAllah said, "Indeed, I will sent it down to you, but whoever disbelieves afterwards from among you - then indeed will I punish him with a punishment by which I have not punished anyone among the worlds."
• 5:118 · Al-Ma'idahتُعَذِّبْهُمْ You punish themIf You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
• 8:33 · Al-Anfalلِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ that He punishes themBut Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.
• 8:34 · Al-Anfalيُعَذِّبَهُمُ (should) punish themBut why should Allah not punish them while they obstruct [people] from al-Masjid al- Haram and they were not [fit to be] its guardians? Its [true] guardians are not but the righteous, but most of them do not know.
• 9:14 · At-Tawbahيُعَذِّبْهُمُ Allah will punish themFight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts of a believing people
• 9:26 · At-Tawbahوَعَذَّبَ and He punishedThen Allah sent down His tranquillity upon His Messenger and upon the believers and sent down soldiers angels whom you did not see and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers.
• 9:39 · At-Tawbahيُعَذِّبْكُمْ He will punish youIf you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things competent.
• 9:55 · At-Tawbahلِيُعَذِّبَهُم to punish themSo let not their wealth or their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in worldly life and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.
• 9:66 · At-Tawbahنُعَذِّبْ We will punishMake no excuse; you have disbelieved after your belief. If We pardon one faction of you - We will punish another faction because they were criminals.
• 9:74 · At-Tawbahيُعَذِّبْهُمُ Allah will punish themThey swear by Allah that they did not say [anything against the Prophet] while they had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after their [pretense of] Islam and planned that which they were not to attain. And they were not resentful except [for the fact] that Allah and His Messenger had enriched them of His bounty. So if they repent, it is better for them; but if they turn away, Allah will punish them with a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter. And there will not be for them on earth any protector or helper.
• 9:85 · At-Tawbahيُعَذِّبَهُم punish themAnd let not their wealth and their children impress you. Allah only intends to punish them through them in this world and that their souls should depart [at death] while they are disbelievers.
• 9:101 · At-Tawbahسَنُعَذِّبُهُم We will punish themAnd among those around you of the bedouins are hypocrites, and [also] from the people of Madinah. They have become accustomed to hypocrisy. You, [O Muhammad], do not know them, [but] We know them. We will punish them twice [in this world]; then they will be returned to a great punishment.
• 9:106 · At-Tawbahيُعَذِّبُهُمْ He will punish themAnd [there are] others deferred until the command of Allah - whether He will punish them or whether He will forgive them. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.
• 17:54 · Al-Israيُعَذِّبْكُمْ ۚ He will punish youYour Lord is most knowing of you. If He wills, He will have mercy upon you; or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], over them as a manager.
• 18:86 · Al-Kahfتُعَذِّبَ you punishUntil, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."
• 18:87 · Al-Kahfنُعَذِّبُهُۥ we will punish himHe said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.
• 18:87 · Al-Kahfفَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ and He will punish himHe said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.
• 20:47 · Ta-Haتُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ torment themSo go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.
• 27:21 · An-Namlلَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥ I will surely punish himI will surely punish him with a severe punishment or slaughter him unless he brings me clear authorization."
• 29:21 · Al-'Ankabutيُعَذِّبُ He punishesHe punishes whom He wills and has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned.
• 33:24 · Al-Ahzabوَيُعَذِّبَ and punishThat Allah may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

Also in 11 more places: 33:73, 48:6, 48:14, 48:16, 48:17, 48:25, 58:8, 59:3, 65:8, 88:24, 89:25

مُعَذَّب 4 times

• 26:138 · Ash-Shu'araبِمُعَذَّبِينَ (are) the ones to be punishedAnd we are not to be punished."
• 26:213 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْمُعَذَّبِينَ those punishedSo do not invoke with Allah another deity and [thus] be among the punished.
• 34:35 · Sabaبِمُعَذَّبِينَ will be punishedAnd they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."
• 37:59 · As-Saffatبِمُعَذَّبِينَ will be punishedExcept for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

مُعَذِّب 4 times

• 7:164 · Al-A'rafمُعَذِّبُهُمْ punish themAnd when a community among them said, "Why do you advise [or warn] a people whom Allah is [about] to destroy or to punish with a severe punishment?" they [the advisors] said, "To be absolved before your Lord and perhaps they may fear Him."
• 8:33 · Al-Anfalمُعَذِّبَهُمْ the One Who punishes themBut Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.
• 17:15 · Al-Israمُعَذِّبِينَ are to punishWhoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
• 17:58 · Al-Israمُعَذِّبُوهَا punish itAnd there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed.

عَذْب 2 times

• 25:53 · Al-Furqanعَذْبٌۭ palatableAnd it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.
• 35:12 · Fatirعَذْبٌۭ (is) freshAnd not alike are the two bodies of water. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.