ح م ل Root ḥ-m-l in the Qur’an 64 occurrences in 50 verses

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حَمَلَ 41 times

• 2:248 · Al-Baqarahتَحْمِلُهُ will carry itAnd their prophet said to them, "Indeed, a sign of his kingship is that the chest will come to you in which is assurance from your Lord and a remnant of what the family of Moses and the family of Aaron had left, carried by the angels. Indeed in that is a sign for you, if you are believers."
• 2:286 · Al-Baqarahتَحْمِلْ layAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
• 2:286 · Al-Baqarahحَمَلْتَهُۥ (which) You laid [it]Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
• 6:31 · Al-An'amيَحْمِلُونَ will bearThose will have lost who deny the meeting with Allah, until when the Hour [of resurrection] comes upon them unexpectedly, they will say, "Oh, [how great is] our regret over what we neglected concerning it," while they bear their burdens on their backs. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
• 6:146 · Al-An'amحَمَلَتْ carriedAnd to those who are Jews We prohibited every animal of uncloven hoof; and of the cattle and the sheep We prohibited to them their fat, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their injustice. And indeed, We are truthful.
• 7:176 · Al-A'rafتَحْمِلْ you attackAnd if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.
• 7:189 · Al-A'rafحَمَلَتْ she carriesIt is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her. And when he covers her, she carries a light burden and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allah, their Lord, "If You should give us a good [child], we will surely be among the grateful."
• 9:92 · At-Tawbahلِتَحْمِلَهُمْ that you provide them with mountsNor [is there blame] upon those who, when they came to you that you might give them mounts, you said, "I can find nothing for you to ride upon." They turned back while their eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find something to spend [for the cause of Allah].
• 9:92 · At-Tawbahأَحْمِلُكُمْ to mount youNor [is there blame] upon those who, when they came to you that you might give them mounts, you said, "I can find nothing for you to ride upon." They turned back while their eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find something to spend [for the cause of Allah].
• 11:40 · Hudٱحْمِلْ Load[So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few.
• 12:36 · Yusufأَحْمِلُ [I am] carryingAnd there entered the prison with him two young men. One of them said, "Indeed, I have seen myself [in a dream] pressing wine." The other said, "Indeed, I have seen myself carrying upon my head [some] bread, from which the birds were eating. Inform us of its interpretation; indeed, we see you to be of those who do good."
• 13:8 · Ar-Ra'dتَحْمِلُ carriesAllah knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure.
• 16:7 · An-Nahlوَتَحْمِلُ And they carryAnd they carry your loads to a land you could not have reached except with difficulty to yourselves. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful.
• 16:25 · An-Nahlلِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟ That they may bearThat they may bear their own burdens in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.
• 17:3 · Al-Israحَمَلْنَا We carriedO descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.
• 17:70 · Al-Israوَحَمَلْنَـٰهُمْ and We carried themAnd We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.
• 19:22 · Maryam۞ فَحَمَلَتْهُ So she conceived himSo she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a remote place.
• 19:27 · Maryamتَحْمِلُهُۥ ۖ carrying himThen she brought him to her people, carrying him. They said, "O Mary, you have certainly done a thing unprecedented.
• 19:58 · Maryamحَمَلْنَا We carriedThose were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping.
• 20:100 · Ta-Haيَحْمِلُ will bearWhoever turns away from it - then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden,
• 20:111 · Ta-Haحَمَلَ carriedAnd [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.
• 23:22 · Al-Mu'minunتُحْمَلُونَ you are carriedAnd upon them and on ships you are carried.
• 29:12 · Al-'Ankabutوَلْنَحْمِلْ and we will carryAnd those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will carry your sins." But they will not carry anything of their sins. Indeed, they are liars.
• 29:13 · Al-'Ankabutوَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ But surely they will carryBut they will surely carry their [own] burdens and [other] burdens along with their burdens, and they will surely be questioned on the Day of Resurrection about what they used to invent.
• 29:60 · Al-'Ankabutتَحْمِلُ carryAnd how many a creature carries not its [own] provision. Allah provides for it and for you. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
• 31:14 · Luqmanحَمَلَتْهُ carried himAnd We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.
• 33:72 · Al-Ahzabيَحْمِلْنَهَا bear itIndeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
• 33:72 · Al-Ahzabوَحَمَلَهَا but bore itIndeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
• 35:11 · Fatirتَحْمِلُ conceivesAnd Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.
• 35:18 · Fatirيُحْمَلْ will be carriedAnd no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.

Also in 11 more places: 36:41, 40:7, 40:80, 41:47, 46:15, 54:13, 62:5, 62:5, 69:11, 69:14, 69:17

حَمْل 7 times

• 7:189 · Al-A'rafحَمْلًا a burdenIt is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her. And when he covers her, she carries a light burden and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allah, their Lord, "If You should give us a good [child], we will surely be among the grateful."
• 22:2 · Al-Hajjحَمْلٍ pregnant womanOn the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.
• 22:2 · Al-Hajjحَمْلَهَا her loadOn the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.
• 46:15 · Al-Ahqafوَحَمْلُهُۥ And (the) bearing of himAnd We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims."
• 65:4 · At-Talaqحَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ their burdensAnd those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.
• 65:6 · At-Talaqحَمْلٍۢ pregnantLodge them [in a section] of where you dwell out of your means and do not harm them in order to oppress them. And if they should be pregnant, then spend on them until they give birth. And if they breastfeed for you, then give them their payment and confer among yourselves in the acceptable way; but if you are in discord, then there may breastfeed for the father another woman.
• 65:6 · At-Talaqحَمْلَهُنَّ ۚ their burdenLodge them [in a section] of where you dwell out of your means and do not harm them in order to oppress them. And if they should be pregnant, then spend on them until they give birth. And if they breastfeed for you, then give them their payment and confer among yourselves in the acceptable way; but if you are in discord, then there may breastfeed for the father another woman.

حُمِّلَ 5 times

• 2:286 · Al-Baqarahتُحَمِّلْنَا lay on usAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."
• 20:87 · Ta-Haحُمِّلْنَآ [we] were made to carryThey said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."
• 24:54 · An-Nurحُمِّلَ (is) placed on himSay, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon him is only that [duty] with which he has been charged, and upon you is that with which you have been charged. And if you obey him, you will be [rightly] guided. And there is not upon the Messenger except the [responsibility for] clear notification."
• 24:54 · An-Nurحُمِّلْتُمْ ۖ (is) placed on youSay, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away - then upon him is only that [duty] with which he has been charged, and upon you is that with which you have been charged. And if you obey him, you will be [rightly] guided. And there is not upon the Messenger except the [responsibility for] clear notification."
• 62:5 · Al-Jumu'ahحُمِّلُوا۟ were entrustedThe example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

احْتَمَلَ 3 times

• 4:112 · An-Nisaٱحْتَمَلَ he (has) burdened (himself)But whoever earns an offense or a sin and then blames it on an innocent [person] has taken upon himself a slander and manifest sin.
• 13:17 · Ar-Ra'dفَٱحْتَمَلَ and carriesHe sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allah presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allah present examples.
• 33:58 · Al-Ahzabٱحْتَمَلُوا۟ they bearAnd those who harm believing men and believing women for [something] other than what they have earned have certainly born upon themselves a slander and manifest sin.

حِمْل 3 times

• 12:72 · Yusufحِمْلُ (is) a loadThey said, "We are missing the measure of the king. And for he who produces it is [the reward of] a camel's load, and I am responsible for it."
• 20:101 · Ta-Haحِمْلًۭا (as) a load[Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -
• 35:18 · Fatirحِمْلِهَا (carry) its loadAnd no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.

أَحْمال 1 time

• 65:4 · At-Talaqٱلْأَحْمَالِ pregnantAnd those who no longer expect menstruation among your women - if you doubt, then their period is three months, and [also for] those who have not menstruated. And for those who are pregnant, their term is until they give birth. And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.

حامِل 1 time

• 29:12 · Al-'Ankabutبِحَـٰمِلِينَ (are) going to carryAnd those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Follow our way, and we will carry your sins." But they will not carry anything of their sins. Indeed, they are liars.

حامِلَة 1 time

• 51:2 · Adh-Dhariyatفَٱلْحَـٰمِلَـٰتِ And those carryingAnd those [clouds] carrying a load [of water]

حَمُولَة 1 time

• 6:142 · Al-An'amحَمُولَةًۭ (are some for) burdenAnd of the grazing livestock are carriers [of burdens] and those [too] small. Eat of what Allah has provided for you and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

حَمّالَة 1 time

• 111:4 · Al-Masadحَمَّالَةَ (the) carrierAnd his wife [as well] - the carrier of firewood.

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.