ج ب ل Root j-b-l in the Qur’an 41 occurrences in 39 verses

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جَبَل 39 times

• 2:260 · Al-Baqarahجَبَلٍۢ hillAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allah] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allah] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise."
• 7:74 · Al-A'rafٱلْجِبَالَ the mountainsAnd remember when He made you successors after the 'Aad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allah and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafٱلْجَبَلِ the mountainAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 7:143 · Al-A'rafلِلْجَبَلِ to the mountainAnd when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."
• 7:171 · Al-A'rafٱلْجَبَلَ the mountainAnd [mention] when We raised the mountain above them as if it was a dark cloud and they were certain that it would fall upon them, [and Allah said], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that you might fear Allah."
• 11:42 · Hudكَٱلْجِبَالِ like mountainsAnd it sailed with them through waves like mountains, and Noah called to his son who was apart [from them], "O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers."
• 11:43 · Hudجَبَلٍۢ a mountain[But] he said, "I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water." [Noah] said, "There is no protector today from the decree of Allah, except for whom He gives mercy." And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned.
• 13:31 · Ar-Ra'dٱلْجِبَالُ the mountainsAnd if there was any qur'an by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur'an], but to Allah belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allah willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allah. Indeed, Allah does not fail in [His] promise.
• 14:46 · Ibrahimٱلْجِبَالُ the mountainsAnd they had planned their plan, but with Allah is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains.
• 15:82 · Al-Hijrٱلْجِبَالِ the mountainsAnd they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
• 16:68 · An-Nahlٱلْجِبَالِ the mountainsAnd your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct.
• 16:81 · An-Nahlٱلْجِبَالِ the mountainsAnd Allah has made for you, from that which He has created, shadows and has made for you from the mountains, shelters and has made for you garments which protect you from the heat and garments which protect you from your [enemy in] battle. Thus does He complete His favor upon you that you might submit [to Him].
• 17:37 · Al-Israٱلْجِبَالَ the mountainsAnd do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.
• 18:47 · Al-Kahfٱلْجِبَالَ the mountainsAnd [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth prominent, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone.
• 19:90 · Maryamٱلْجِبَالُ the mountainThe heavens almost rupture therefrom and the earth splits open and the mountains collapse in devastation
• 20:105 · Ta-Haٱلْجِبَالِ the mountainsAnd they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.
• 21:79 · Al-Anbyaٱلْجِبَالَ the mountainsAnd We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].
• 22:18 · Al-Hajjوَٱلْجِبَالُ and the mountainsDo you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills.
• 24:43 · An-Nurجِبَالٍۢ mountainsDo you not see that Allah drives clouds? Then He brings them together, then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightening almost takes away the eyesight.
• 26:149 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْجِبَالِ the mountainsAnd you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
• 27:88 · An-Namlٱلْجِبَالَ the mountainsAnd you see the mountains, thinking them rigid, while they will pass as the passing of clouds. [It is] the work of Allah, who perfected all things. Indeed, He is Acquainted with that which you do.
• 33:72 · Al-Ahzabوَٱلْجِبَالِ and the mountainsIndeed, 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.
• 34:10 · Sabaيَـٰجِبَالُ O mountainsAnd We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,
• 35:27 · Fatirٱلْجِبَالِ the mountainsDo you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby fruits of varying colors? And in the mountains are tracts, white and red of varying shades and [some] extremely black.
• 38:18 · Sadٱلْجِبَالَ the mountainsIndeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allah] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise.
• 52:10 · At-Turٱلْجِبَالُ the mountainsAnd the mountains will pass on, departing -
• 56:5 · Al-Waqi'ahٱلْجِبَالُ the mountainsAnd the mountains are broken down, crumbling
• 59:21 · Al-Hashrجَبَلٍۢ a mountainIf We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah. And these examples We present to the people that perhaps they will give thought.
• 69:14 · Al-Haqqahوَٱلْجِبَالُ and the mountainsAnd the earth and the mountains are lifted and leveled with one blow -
• 70:9 · Al-Ma'arijٱلْجِبَالُ the mountainsAnd the mountains will be like wool,

Also in 9 more places: 73:14, 73:14, 77:10, 78:7, 78:20, 79:32, 81:3, 88:19, 101:5

جِبِلَّة 2 times

• 26:184 · Ash-Shu'araوَٱلْجِبِلَّةَ and the generationsAnd fear He who created you and the former creation."
• 36:62 · Ya-Sinجِبِلًّۭا a multitudeAnd he had already led astray from among you much of creation, so did you not use reason?

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.