ع ر ش Root ʿ-r-sh in the Qur’an 33 occurrences in 32 verses

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

عَرْش 29 times

• 2:259 · Al-Baqarahعُرُوشِهَا its roofsOr [consider such an example] as the one who passed by a township which had fallen into ruin. He said, "How will Allah bring this to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years; then He revived him. He said, "How long have you remained?" The man said, "I have remained a day or part of a day." He said, "Rather, you have remained one hundred years. Look at your food and your drink; it has not changed with time. And look at your donkey; and We will make you a sign for the people. And look at the bones [of this donkey] - how We raise them and then We cover them with flesh." And when it became clear to him, he said, "I know that Allah is over all things competent."
• 7:54 · Al-A'rafٱلْعَرْشِ the ThroneIndeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
• 9:129 · At-Tawbahٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the ThroneBut if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."
• 10:3 · Yunusٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ the ThroneIndeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne, arranging the matter [of His creation]. There is no intercessor except after His permission. That is Allah, your Lord, so worship Him. Then will you not remember?
• 11:7 · Hudعَرْشُهُۥ and His throne wasAnd it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say, "Indeed, you are resurrected after death," those who disbelieve will surely say, "This is not but obvious magic."
• 12:100 · Yusufٱلْعَرْشِ the throneAnd 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.
• 13:2 · Ar-Ra'dٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ the ThroneIt is Allah who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.
• 17:42 · Al-Israٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the ThroneSay, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."
• 18:42 · Al-Kahfعُرُوشِهَا its trellisesAnd his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone."
• 20:5 · Ta-Haٱلْعَرْشِ the ThroneThe Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
• 21:22 · Al-Anbyaٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the ThroneHad there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
• 22:45 · Al-Hajjعُرُوشِهَا its roofsAnd how many a city did We destroy while it was committing wrong - so it is [now] fallen into ruin - and [how many] an abandoned well and [how many] a lofty palace.
• 23:86 · Al-Mu'minunٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the ThroneSay, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?"
• 23:116 · Al-Mu'minunٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the ThroneSo exalted is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne.
• 25:59 · Al-Furqanٱلْعَرْشِ ۚ the Throne He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed.
• 27:23 · An-Namlعَرْشٌ (is) a throneIndeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.
• 27:26 · An-Namlٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the ThroneAllah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."
• 27:38 · An-Namlبِعَرْشِهَا her throne[Solomon] said, "O assembly [of jinn], which of you will bring me her throne before they come to me in submission?"
• 27:41 · An-Namlعَرْشَهَا her throneHe said, "Disguise for her her throne; we will see whether she will be guided [to truth] or will be of those who is not guided."
• 27:42 · An-Namlعَرْشُكِ ۖ your throneSo when she arrived, it was said [to her], "Is your throne like this?" She said, "[It is] as though it was it." [Solomon said], "And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims [in submission to Allah].
• 32:4 · As-Sajdahٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ the ThroneIt is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days; then He established Himself above the Throne. You have not besides Him any protector or any intercessor; so will you not be reminded?
• 39:75 · Az-Zumarٱلْعَرْشِ the ThroneAnd you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, exalting [Allah] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds."
• 40:7 · Ghafirٱلْعَرْشَ the ThroneThose [angels] who carry the Throne and those around it exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and believe in Him and ask forgiveness for those who have believed, [saying], "Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.
• 40:15 · Ghafirٱلْعَرْشِ Owner (of) the Throne[He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.
• 43:82 · Az-Zukhrufٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the ThroneExalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
• 57:4 · Al-Hadidٱلْعَرْشِ ۚ the ThroneIt is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with you wherever you are. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing.
• 69:17 · Al-Haqqahعَرْشَ (the) ThroneAnd the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].
• 81:20 · At-Takwirٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position],
• 85:15 · Al-Burujٱلْعَرْشِ the ThroneHonorable Owner of the Throne,

مَعْرُوشَة 2 times

• 6:141 · Al-An'amمَّعْرُوشَـٰتٍۢ trellisedAnd He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.
• 6:141 · Al-An'amمَعْرُوشَـٰتٍۢ trellisedAnd He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.

يَعْرِشُ 2 times

• 7:137 · Al-A'rafيَعْرِشُونَ erectAnd We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.
• 16:68 · An-Nahlيَعْرِشُونَ they constructAnd your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.

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.