س و ع Root s-w-ʿ in the Qur’an 49 occurrences in 44 verses
- Occurrences
- 49
- Verses
- 44
- Surahs
- 27 of 114
- Words
- 2
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 س و ع (s-w-ʿ) gives 2 words. It appears most in Ar-Rum (4), Al-Hajj (3), Az-Zukhruf (3).
Words from this root
Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.
ساعَة 48 times
- 6:31 · Al-An'amٱلسَّاعَةُ the HourThose 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.
- 6:40 · Al-An'amٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour Say, "Have you considered: if there came to you the punishment of Allah or there came to you the Hour - is it other than Allah you would invoke, if you should be truthful?"
- 7:34 · Al-A'rafسَاعَةًۭ ۖ an hourAnd for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
- 7:187 · Al-A'rafٱلسَّاعَةِ the HourThey ask you, [O Muhammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allah, but most of the people do not know."
- 9:117 · At-Tawbahسَاعَةِ (the) hourAllah has already forgiven the Prophet and the Muhajireen and the Ansar who followed him in the hour of difficulty after the hearts of a party of them had almost inclined [to doubt], and then He forgave them. Indeed, He was to them Kind and Merciful.
- 10:45 · Yunusسَاعَةًۭ an hourAnd on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided
- 10:49 · Yunusسَاعَةًۭ ۖ an hourSay, "I possess not for myself any harm or benefit except what Allah should will. For every nation is a [specified] term. When their time has come, then they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."
- 12:107 · Yusufٱلسَّاعَةُ the HourThen do they feel secure that there will not come to them an overwhelming [aspect] of the punishment of Allah or that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly while they do not perceive?
- 15:85 · Al-Hijrٱلسَّاعَةَ the HourAnd We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.
- 16:61 · An-Nahlسَاعَةًۭ ۖ an hourAnd if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
- 16:77 · An-Nahlٱلسَّاعَةِ (of) the HourAnd to Allah belongs the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth. And the command for the Hour is not but as a glance of the eye or even nearer. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
- 18:21 · Al-Kahfٱلسَّاعَةَ (about) the HourAnd similarly, We caused them to be found that they [who found them] would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. [That was] when they disputed among themselves about their affair and [then] said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."
- 18:36 · Al-Kahfٱلسَّاعَةَ the HourAnd I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."
- 19:75 · Maryamٱلسَّاعَةَ the HourSay, "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."
- 20:15 · Ta-Haٱلسَّاعَةَ the HourIndeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.
- 21:49 · Al-Anbyaٱلسَّاعَةِ the HourWho fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive.
- 22:1 · Al-Hajjٱلسَّاعَةِ (of) the HourO mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.
- 22:7 · Al-Hajjٱلسَّاعَةَ the HourAnd [that they may know] that the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves.
- 22:55 · Al-Hajjٱلسَّاعَةُ the HourBut those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt of it until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly or there comes to them the punishment of a barren Day.
- 25:11 · Al-Furqanبِٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ the HourBut they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze.
- 25:11 · Al-Furqanبِٱلسَّاعَةِ the HourBut they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze.
- 30:12 · Ar-Rumٱلسَّاعَةُ the HourAnd the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair.
- 30:14 · Ar-Rumٱلسَّاعَةُ the HourAnd the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.
- 30:55 · Ar-Rumٱلسَّاعَةُ the HourAnd the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.
- 30:55 · Ar-Rumسَاعَةٍۢ ۚ an hourAnd the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.
- 31:34 · Luqmanٱلسَّاعَةِ (of) the HourIndeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
- 33:63 · Al-Ahzabٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ the HourPeople ask you concerning the Hour. Say," Knowledge of it is only with Allah. And what may make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near."
- 33:63 · Al-Ahzabٱلسَّاعَةَ the HourPeople ask you concerning the Hour. Say," Knowledge of it is only with Allah. And what may make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near."
- 34:3 · Sabaٱلسَّاعَةُ ۖ the HourBut those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allah is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register -
- 34:30 · Sabaسَاعَةًۭ (for) an hourSay, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]."
Also in 18 more places: 40:46, 40:59, 41:47, 41:50, 42:17, 42:18, 43:61, 43:66, 43:85, 45:27, 45:32, 45:32, 46:35, 47:18, 54:1, 54:46, 54:46, 79:42
سُواع 1 time
- 71:23 · Nuhسُوَاعًۭا SuwaAnd said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
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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