ج ب ي Root j-b-y in the Qur’an 12 occurrences in 12 verses

Words from this root

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

اجْتَبَى 10 times

• 3:179 · Ali 'Imranيَجْتَبِى choosesAllah would not leave the believers in that [state] you are in [presently] until He separates the evil from the good. Nor would Allah reveal to you the unseen. But [instead], Allah chooses of His messengers whom He wills, so believe in Allah and His messengers. And if you believe and fear Him, then for you is a great reward.
• 6:87 · Al-An'amوَٱجْتَبَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We chose themAnd [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.
• 7:203 · Al-A'rafٱجْتَبَيْتَهَا ۚ you devised itAnd when you, [O Muhammad], do not bring them a sign, they say, "Why have you not contrived it?" Say, "I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This [Qur'an] is enlightenment from your Lord and guidance and mercy for a people who believe."
• 12:6 · Yusufيَجْتَبِيكَ will choose youAnd thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise."
• 16:121 · An-Nahlٱجْتَبَىٰهُ He chose him[He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.
• 19:58 · Maryamوَٱجْتَبَيْنَآ ۚ and We choseThose 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.
• 20:122 · Ta-Haٱجْتَبَـٰهُ chose himThen his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].
• 22:78 · Al-Hajjٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ (has) chosen youAnd strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah. He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper.
• 42:13 · Ash-Shuraيَجْتَبِىٓ choosesHe has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate others with Allah is that to which you invite them. Allah chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him].
• 68:50 · Al-Qalamفَٱجْتَبَـٰهُ But chose himAnd his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.

جَواب 1 time

• 34:13 · Sabaكَٱلْجَوَابِ like reservoirsThey made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.

يُجْبَى 1 time

• 28:57 · Al-Qasasيُجْبَىٰٓ are broughtAnd they say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have we not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know.

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.