ج ن د Root j-n-d in the Qur’an 29 occurrences in 27 verses
- Occurrences
- 29
- Verses
- 27
- Surahs
- 18 of 114
- Words
- 1
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 ج ن د (j-n-d) gives 1 word. It appears most in Al-Qasas (4), Al-Baqarah (3), An-Naml (3).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
| Word | Type | Times | Translated as |
|---|---|---|---|
| جُند | noun | 29 | hosts, his hosts, forces |
جُند 29 times
- 2:249 · Al-Baqarahبِٱلْجُنُودِ with the forcesAnd when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient."
- 2:249 · Al-Baqarahوَجُنُودِهِۦ ۚ and his troopsAnd when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allah said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allah. And Allah is with the patient."
- 2:250 · Al-Baqarahوَجُنُودِهِۦ and his troopsAnd when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
- 9:26 · At-Tawbahجُنُودًۭا forcesThen Allah sent down His tranquillity upon His Messenger and upon the believers and sent down soldiers angels whom you did not see and punished those who disbelieved. And that is the recompense of the disbelievers.
- 9:40 · At-Tawbahبِجُنُودٍۢ with forcesIf you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
- 10:90 · Yunusوَجُنُودُهُۥ and his hostsAnd We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them in tyranny and enmity until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims."
- 19:75 · Maryamجُندًۭا (in) forcesSay, "Whoever is in error - let the Most Merciful extend for him an extension [in wealth and time] until, when they see that which they were promised - either punishment [in this world] or the Hour [of resurrection] - they will come to know who is worst in position and weaker in soldiers."
- 20:78 · Ta-Haبِجُنُودِهِۦ with his forcesSo Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,
- 26:95 · Ash-Shu'araوَجُنُودُ And (the) hostsAnd the soldiers of Iblees, all together.
- 27:17 · An-Namlجُنُودُهُۥ his hostsAnd gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows.
- 27:18 · An-Namlوَجُنُودُهُۥ and his hostsUntil, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, "O ants, enter your dwellings that you not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while they perceive not."
- 27:37 · An-Namlبِجُنُودٍۢ with hostsReturn to them, for we will surely come to them with soldiers that they will be powerless to encounter, and we will surely expel them therefrom in humiliation, and they will be debased."
- 28:6 · Al-Qasasوَجُنُودَهُمَا and their hostsAnd establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and [his minister] Haman and their soldiers through them that which they had feared.
- 28:8 · Al-Qasasوَجُنُودَهُمَا and their hostsAnd the family of Pharaoh picked him up [out of the river] so that he would become to them an enemy and a [cause of] grief. Indeed, Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were deliberate sinners.
- 28:39 · Al-Qasasوَجُنُودُهُۥ and his hostsAnd he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
- 28:40 · Al-Qasasوَجُنُودَهُۥ and his hostsSo We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers.
- 33:9 · Al-Ahzabجُنُودٌۭ (the) hostsO you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah, of what you do, Seeing.
- 33:9 · Al-Ahzabوَجُنُودًۭا and hostsO you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah, of what you do, Seeing.
- 36:28 · Ya-Sinجُندٍۢ hostAnd We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from the heaven, nor would We have done so.
- 36:75 · Ya-Sinجُندٌۭ (are) hostsThey are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers in attendance.
- 37:173 · As-Saffatجُندَنَا Our hostAnd [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome.
- 38:11 · Sadجُندٌۭ Soldiers [They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers].
- 44:24 · Ad-Dukhanجُندٌۭ (are) an armyAnd leave the sea in stillness. Indeed, they are an army to be drowned."
- 48:4 · Al-Fathجُنُودُ (are the) hostsIt is He who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers that they would increase in faith along with their [present] faith. And to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth, and ever is Allah Knowing and Wise.
- 48:7 · Al-Fathجُنُودُ (are the) hostsAnd to Allah belong the soldiers of the heavens and the earth. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.
- 51:40 · Adh-Dhariyatوَجُنُودَهُۥ and his hostsSo We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
- 67:20 · Al-Mulkجُندٌۭ (is) an armyOr who is it that could be an army for you to aid you other than the Most Merciful? The disbelievers are not but in delusion.
- 74:31 · Al-Muddaththirجُنُودَ (the) hostsAnd We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, "What does Allah intend by this as an example?" Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity.
- 85:17 · Al-Burujٱلْجُنُودِ (of) the hostsHas there reached you the story of the soldiers -
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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