ح ل م Root ḥ-l-m in the Qur’an 21 occurrences in 20 verses
- Occurrences
- 21
- Verses
- 20
- Surahs
- 16 of 114
- Words
- 2
Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ح ل م (ḥ-l-m) gives 2 words. It appears most in Al-Baqarah (3), Hud (2), Yusuf (2).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
حَلِيم 15 times
- 2:225 · Al-Baqarahحَلِيمٌۭ Most ForbearingAllah does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
- 2:235 · Al-Baqarahحَلِيمٌۭ Most ForbearingThere is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves. Allah knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying. And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period reaches its end. And know that Allah knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
- 2:263 · Al-Baqarahحَلِيمٌۭ All-ForbearingKind speech and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Free of need and Forbearing.
- 3:155 · Ali 'Imranحَلِيمٌۭ All-ForbearingIndeed, those of you who turned back on the day the two armies met, it was Satan who caused them to slip because of some [blame] they had earned. But Allah has already forgiven them. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
- 4:12 · An-Nisaحَلِيمٌۭ All-ForbearingAnd 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.
- 5:101 · Al-Ma'idahحَلِيمٌۭ All-ForbearingO you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing.
- 9:114 · At-Tawbahحَلِيمٌۭ forbearingAnd the request of forgiveness of Abraham for his father was only because of a promise he had made to him. But when it became apparent to Abraham that his father was an enemy to Allah, he disassociated himself from him. Indeed was Abraham compassionate and patient.
- 11:75 · Hudلَحَلِيمٌ (was) certainly forbearingIndeed, Abraham was forbearing, grieving and [frequently] returning [to Allah].
- 11:87 · Hudٱلْحَلِيمُ (are) the forbearingThey said, "O Shu'ayb, does your prayer command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning!"
- 17:44 · Al-Israحَلِيمًا Ever-ForbearingThe seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.
- 22:59 · Al-Hajjحَلِيمٌۭ Most ForbearingHe will surely cause them to enter an entrance with which they will be pleased, and indeed, Allah is Knowing and Forbearing.
- 33:51 · Al-Ahzabحَلِيمًۭا Most ForbearingYou, [O Muhammad], may put aside whom you will of them or take to yourself whom you will. And any that you desire of those [wives] from whom you had [temporarily] separated - there is no blame upon you [in returning her]. That is more suitable that they should be content and not grieve and that they should be satisfied with what you have given them - all of them. And Allah knows what is in your hearts. And ever is Allah Knowing and Forbearing.
- 35:41 · Fatirحَلِيمًا Most ForbearingIndeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.
- 37:101 · As-Saffatحَلِيمٍۢ forbearingSo We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.
- 64:17 · At-Taghabunحَلِيمٌ Most ForbearingIf you loan Allah a goodly loan, He will multiply it for you and forgive you. And Allah is Most Appreciative and Forbearing.
حُلُم 6 times
- 12:44 · Yusufأَحْلَـٰمٍۢ ۖ dreamsThey said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."
- 12:44 · Yusufٱلْأَحْلَـٰمِ (of) the dreamsThey said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams."
- 21:5 · Al-Anbyaأَحْلَـٰمٍۭ dreamsBut they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."
- 24:58 · An-Nurٱلْحُلُمَ pubertyO you who have believed, let those whom your right hands possess and those who have not [yet] reached puberty among you ask permission of you [before entering] at three times: before the dawn prayer and when you put aside your clothing [for rest] at noon and after the night prayer. [These are] three times of privacy for you. There is no blame upon you nor upon them beyond these [periods], for they continually circulate among you - some of you, among others. Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses; and Allah is Knowing and Wise.
- 24:59 · An-Nurٱلْحُلُمَ the pubertyAnd when the children among you reach puberty, let them ask permission [at all times] as those before them have done. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses; and Allah is Knowing and Wise.
- 52:32 · At-Turأَحْلَـٰمُهُم their mindsOr do their minds command them to [say] this, or are they a transgressing people?
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.
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