ح ج ر Root ḥ-j-r in the Qur’an 21 occurrences in 18 verses

Words from this root

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

حِجارَة 10 times

• 2:24 · Al-Baqarahوَٱلْحِجَارَةُ ۖ and [the] stonesBut if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
• 2:74 · Al-Baqarahكَٱلْحِجَارَةِ (became) like [the] stonesThen your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
• 2:74 · Al-Baqarahٱلْحِجَارَةِ the stonesThen your hearts became hardened after that, being like stones or even harder. For indeed, there are stones from which rivers burst forth, and there are some of them that split open and water comes out, and there are some of them that fall down for fear of Allah. And Allah is not unaware of what you do.
• 8:32 · Al-Anfalحِجَارَةًۭ (of) stonesAnd [remember] when they said, "O Allah, if this should be the truth from You, then rain down upon us stones from the sky or bring us a painful punishment."
• 11:82 · Hudحِجَارَةًۭ stonesSo when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were]
• 15:74 · Al-Hijrحِجَارَةًۭ stonesAnd We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.
• 17:50 · Al-Israحِجَارَةً stonesSay, "Be you stones or iron
• 51:33 · Adh-Dhariyatحِجَارَةًۭ stonesTo send down upon them stones of clay,
• 66:6 · At-Tahrimوَٱلْحِجَارَةُ and stonesO you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded.
• 105:4 · Al-Filبِحِجَارَةٍۢ with stonesStriking them with stones of hard clay,

حِجْر 5 times

• 6:138 · Al-An'amحِجْرٌۭ forbiddenAnd they say, "These animals and crops are forbidden; no one may eat from them except whom we will," by their claim. And there are those [camels] whose backs are forbidden [by them] and those upon which the name of Allah is not mentioned - [all of this] an invention of untruth about Him. He will punish them for what they were inventing.
• 15:80 · Al-Hijrٱلْحِجْرِ (of) the Rocky TractAnd certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.
• 25:22 · Al-Furqanحِجْرًۭا A partitionThe day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."
• 25:53 · Al-Furqanوَحِجْرًۭا and a partitionAnd 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.
• 89:5 · Al-Fajrحِجْرٍ who understandIs there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?

حَجَر 2 times

• 2:60 · Al-Baqarahٱلْحَجَرَ ۖ the stoneAnd [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it twelve springs, and every people knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah, and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
• 7:160 · Al-A'rafٱلْحَجَرَ ۖ the stoneAnd We divided them into twelve descendant tribes [as distinct] nations. And We inspired to Moses when his people implored him for water, "Strike with your staff the stone," and there gushed forth from it twelve springs. Every people knew its watering place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent down upon them manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not, but they were [only] wronging themselves.

مَحْجُور 2 times

• 25:22 · Al-Furqanمَّحْجُورًۭا forbiddenThe day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."
• 25:53 · Al-Furqanمَّحْجُورًۭا forbiddenAnd 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.

حُجُرَة 1 time

• 49:4 · Al-Hujuratٱلْحُجُرَٰتِ the private chambersIndeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason.

حُجُور 1 time

• 4:23 · An-Nisaحُجُورِكُم your guardianshipProhibited 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.

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.