أ خ و Root ʾ-kh-w in the Qur’an 96 occurrences in 80 verses

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أَخ 75 times

• 2:178 · Al-Baqarahأَخِيهِ his brotherO 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.
• 2:220 · Al-Baqarahفَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ ۚ then they (are) your brothersTo this world and the Hereafter. And they ask you about orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best. And if you mix your affairs with theirs - they are your brothers. And Allah knows the corrupter from the amender. And if Allah had willed, He could have put you in difficulty. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
• 3:103 · Ali 'Imranإِخْوَٰنًۭا brothersAnd hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided.
• 3:156 · Ali 'Imranلِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ about their brothersO you who have believed, do not be like those who disbelieved and said about their brothers when they traveled through the land or went out to fight, "If they had been with us, they would not have died or have been killed," so Allah makes that [misconception] a regret within their hearts. And it is Allah who gives life and causes death, and Allah is Seeing of what you do.
• 3:168 · Ali 'Imranلِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ about their brothersThose who said about their brothers while sitting [at home], "If they had obeyed us, they would not have been killed." Say, "Then prevent death from yourselves, if you should be truthful."
• 4:12 · An-Nisaأَخٌ (is) a brotherAnd for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for the wives is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allah, and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.
• 4:23 · An-Nisaٱلْأَخِ (of) brothersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 5:25 · Al-Ma'idahوَأَخِى ۖ and my brother[Moses] said, "My Lord, indeed I do not possess except myself and my brother, so part us from the defiantly disobedient people."
• 5:30 · Al-Ma'idahأَخِيهِ his brotherAnd his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.
• 5:31 · Al-Ma'idahأَخِيهِ ۚ (of) his brotherThen Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.
• 5:31 · Al-Ma'idahأَخِى ۖ (of) my brotherThen Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.
• 6:87 · Al-An'amوَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ ۖ and their brothers And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.
• 7:65 · Al-A'rafأَخَاهُمْ (We sent) their brotherAnd to the 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Then will you not fear Him?"
• 7:73 · Al-A'rafأَخَاهُمْ (We sent) their brotherAnd to the Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allah [sent] to you as a sign. So leave her to eat within Allah 's land and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.
• 7:85 · Al-A'rafأَخَاهُمْ his brotherAnd to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.
• 7:111 · Al-A'rafوَأَخَاهُ and his brotherThey said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
• 7:142 · Al-A'rafلِأَخِيهِ to his brotherAnd We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and perfected them by [the addition of] ten; so the term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take my place among my people, do right [by them], and do not follow the way of the corrupters."
• 7:150 · Al-A'rafأَخِيهِ his brotherAnd when Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, "How wretched is that by which you have replaced me after [my departure]. Were you impatient over the matter of your Lord?" And he threw down the tablets and seized his brother by [the hair of] his head, pulling him toward him. [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, indeed the people oppressed me and were about to kill me, so let not the enemies rejoice over me and do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
• 7:151 · Al-A'rafوَلِأَخِى and my brother[Moses] said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the most merciful of the merciful."
• 7:202 · Al-A'rafوَإِخْوَٰنُهُمْ But their brothersBut their brothers - the devils increase them in error; then they do not stop short.
• 9:11 · At-Tawbahفَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ then (they are) your brothersBut if they repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, then they are your brothers in religion; and We detail the verses for a people who know.
• 9:23 · At-Tawbahوَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْ and your brothersO you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
• 9:24 · At-Tawbahوَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ and your brothersSay, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and jihad in His cause, then wait until Allah executes His command. And Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people."
• 10:87 · Yunusوَأَخِيهِ and his brotherAnd We inspired to Moses and his brother, "Settle your people in Egypt in houses and make your houses [facing the] qiblah and establish prayer and give good tidings to the believers."
• 11:50 · Hudأَخَاهُمْ (We sent) their brotherAnd to 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. You are not but inventors [of falsehood].
• 11:61 · Hudأَخَاهُمْ (We sent) their brotherAnd to Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."
• 11:84 · Hudأَخَاهُمْ their brotherAnd to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease from the measure and the scale. Indeed, I see you in prosperity, but indeed, I fear for you the punishment of an all-encompassing Day.
• 12:8 · Yusufوَأَخُوهُ and his brotherWhen they said, "Joseph and his brother are more beloved to our father than we, while we are a clan. Indeed, our father is in clear error.
• 12:59 · Yusufبِأَخٍۢ a brotherAnd when he had furnished them with their supplies, he said, "Bring me a brother of yours from your father. Do not you see that I give full measure and that I am the best of accommodators?
• 12:63 · Yusufأَخَانَا our brotherSo when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."

Also in 45 more places: 12:64, 12:65, 12:69, 12:69, 12:70, 12:76, 12:76, 12:76, 12:77, 12:87, 12:89, 12:90, 15:47, 17:27, 19:53, 20:30, 20:42, 23:45, 24:31, 24:31, 24:61, 25:35, 26:36, 26:106, 26:124, 26:142, 26:161, 27:45, 28:34, 28:35, 29:36, 33:5, 33:18, 33:55, 33:55, 38:23, 46:21, 49:10, 49:12, 50:13, 58:22, 59:10, 59:11, 70:12, 80:34

أُخْت 14 times

• 4:12 · An-Nisaأُخْتٌۭ a sisterAnd for you is half of what your wives leave if they have no child. But if they have a child, for you is one fourth of what they leave, after any bequest they [may have] made or debt. And for the wives is one fourth if you leave no child. But if you leave a child, then for them is an eighth of what you leave, after any bequest you [may have] made or debt. And if a man or woman leaves neither ascendants nor descendants but has a brother or a sister, then for each one of them is a sixth. But if they are more than two, they share a third, after any bequest which was made or debt, as long as there is no detriment [caused]. [This is] an ordinance from Allah, and Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.
• 4:23 · An-Nisaوَأَخَوَٰتُكُمْ and your sistersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:23 · An-Nisaٱلْأُخْتِ (of) sistersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:23 · An-Nisaوَأَخَوَٰتُكُم and your sistersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:23 · An-Nisaٱلْأُخْتَيْنِ two sistersProhibited to you [for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your [milk] mothers who nursed you, your sisters through nursing, your wives' mothers, and your step-daughters under your guardianship [born] of your wives unto whom you have gone in. But if you have not gone in unto them, there is no sin upon you. And [also prohibited are] the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins, and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneously, except for what has already occurred. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.
• 4:176 · An-Nisaأُخْتٌۭ a sisterThey request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allah gives you a ruling concerning one having neither descendants nor ascendants [as heirs]." If a man dies, leaving no child but [only] a sister, she will have half of what he left. And he inherits from her if she [dies and] has no child. But if there are two sisters [or more], they will have two-thirds of what he left. If there are both brothers and sisters, the male will have the share of two females. Allah makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
• 7:38 · Al-A'rafأُخْتَهَا ۖ its sister (nation)[Allah] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire. He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."
• 19:28 · Maryamيَـٰٓأُخْتَ O sisterO sister of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."
• 20:40 · Ta-Haأُخْتُكَ your sister[And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.
• 24:31 · An-Nurأَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ (of) their sistersAnd tell the believing women to reduce [some] of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that which [necessarily] appears thereof and to wrap [a portion of] their headcovers over their chests and not expose their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons, their women, that which their right hands possess, or those male attendants having no physical desire, or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women. And let them not stamp their feet to make known what they conceal of their adornment. And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
• 24:61 · An-Nurأَخَوَٰتِكُمْ (of) your sistersThere is not upon the blind [any] constraint nor upon the lame constraint nor upon the ill constraint nor upon yourselves when you eat from your [own] houses or the houses of your fathers or the houses of your mothers or the houses of your brothers or the houses of your sisters or the houses of your father's brothers or the houses of your father's sisters or the houses of your mother's brothers or the houses of your mother's sisters or [from houses] whose keys you possess or [from the house] of your friend. There is no blame upon you whether you eat together or separately. But when you enter houses, give greetings of peace upon each other - a greeting from Allah, blessed and good. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses [of ordinance] that you may understand.
• 28:11 · Al-Qasasلِأُخْتِهِۦ to his sisterAnd she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.
• 33:55 · Al-Ahzabأَخَوَٰتِهِنَّ (of) their sistersThere is no blame upon women concerning their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons or their women or those their right hands possess. And fear Allah. Indeed Allah is ever, over all things, Witness.
• 43:48 · Az-Zukhrufأُخْتِهَا ۖ its sisterAnd We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].

إِخْوَة 7 times

• 4:11 · An-Nisaإِخْوَةٌۭ brothers and sistersAllah instructs you concerning your children: for the male, what is equal to the share of two females. But if there are [only] daughters, two or more, for them is two thirds of one's estate. And if there is only one, for her is half. And for one's parents, to each one of them is a sixth of his estate if he left children. But if he had no children and the parents [alone] inherit from him, then for his mother is one third. And if he had brothers [or sisters], for his mother is a sixth, after any bequest he [may have] made or debt. Your parents or your children - you know not which of them are nearest to you in benefit. [These shares are] an obligation [imposed] by Allah. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
• 4:176 · An-Nisaإِخْوَةًۭ brothers and sistersThey request from you a [legal] ruling. Say, "Allah gives you a ruling concerning one having neither descendants nor ascendants [as heirs]." If a man dies, leaving no child but [only] a sister, she will have half of what he left. And he inherits from her if she [dies and] has no child. But if there are two sisters [or more], they will have two-thirds of what he left. If there are both brothers and sisters, the male will have the share of two females. Allah makes clear to you [His law], lest you go astray. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
• 12:5 · Yusufإِخْوَتِكَ your brothersHe said, "O my son, do not relate your vision to your brothers or they will contrive against you a plan. Indeed Satan, to man, is a manifest enemy.
• 12:7 · Yusufوَإِخْوَتِهِۦٓ and his brothersCertainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask,
• 12:58 · Yusufإِخْوَةُ (the) brothersAnd the brothers of Joseph came [seeking food], and they entered upon him; and he recognized them, but he was to them unknown.
• 12:100 · Yusufإِخْوَتِىٓ ۚ my brothersAnd he raised his parents upon the throne, and they bowed to him in prostration. And he said, "O my father, this is the explanation of my vision of before. My Lord has made it reality. And He was certainly good to me when He took me out of prison and brought you [here] from bedouin life after Satan had induced [estrangement] between me and my brothers. Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills. Indeed, it is He who is the Knowing, the Wise.
• 49:10 · Al-Hujuratإِخْوَةٌۭ (are) brothersThe believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.

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.