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ر ج م Root r-j-m in the Qur’an 14 occurrences in 14 verses

Occurrences
14
Verses
14
Surahs
12 of 114
Words
5

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 ر ج م (r-j-m) gives 5 words. It appears most in Al-Hijr (2), Al-Kahf (2), Ali 'Imran (1).

Words from this root

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

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
رَجِيمadjective6accursed, rejected, expelled
رَجَمْverb5surely we would have stoned you, they will stone you, surely, I will stone you
رَجْمnoun1guessing
رُجُومnoun1missiles
مَرْجُومnoun1those who are stoned

رَجِيم 6 times

  • 3:36 · Ali 'Imranٱلرَّجِيمِ the rejectedBut when she delivered her, she said, "My Lord, I have delivered a female." And Allah was most knowing of what she delivered, "And the male is not like the female. And I have named her Mary, and I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah]."
  • 15:17 · Al-Hijrرَّجِيمٍ accursedAnd We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allah]
  • 15:34 · Al-Hijrرَجِيمٌۭ (are) expelled[Allah] said, "Then get out of it, for indeed, you are expelled.
  • 16:98 · An-Nahlٱلرَّجِيمِ the accursedSo when you recite the Qur'an, [first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
  • 38:77 · Sadرَجِيمٌۭ (are) accursed[Allah] said, "Then get out of Paradise, for indeed, you are expelled.
  • 81:25 · At-Takwirرَّجِيمٍۢ accursedAnd the Qur'an is not the word of a devil, expelled [from the heavens].

رَجَمْ 5 times

  • 11:91 · Hudلَرَجَمْنَـٰكَ ۖ surely we would have stoned youThey said, "O Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]; and you are not to us one respected."
  • 18:20 · Al-Kahfيَرْجُمُوكُمْ they will stone youIndeed, if they come to know of you, they will stone you or return you to their religion. And never would you succeed, then - ever."
  • 19:46 · Maryamلَأَرْجُمَنَّكَ ۖ surely, I will stone you[His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time."
  • 36:18 · Ya-Sinلَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ surely, we will stone youThey said, "Indeed, we consider you a bad omen. If you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and there will surely touch you, from us, a painful punishment."
  • 44:20 · Ad-Dukhanتَرْجُمُونِ you stone meAnd indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me.

رَجْم 1 time

  • 18:22 · Al-Kahfرَجْمًۢا guessingThey will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog - guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muhammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone."

رُجُوم 1 time

  • 67:5 · Al-Mulkرُجُومًۭا (as) missilesAnd We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

مَرْجُوم 1 time

  • 26:116 · Ash-Shu'araٱلْمَرْجُومِينَ those who are stonedThey said, "If you do not desist, O Noah, you will surely be of those who are stoned."

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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