Concordance
بكر (bkr)
The root بكر (bkr) primarily means to go forth or come early in the morning, between daybreak and sunrise. It can also tropically mean to hasten to something at any time, morning or evening.
Concordance — 12 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root بكر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (12 verses)
Mary 19:11
Noun
فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلۡمِحۡرَابِ فَأَوۡحَىٰۤ إِلَیۡهِمۡ أَن سَبِّحُوا۟ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَعَشِیࣰّا ١١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So he came out to his people from the prayer chamber and signaled to them to exalt [ Allah ] in the morning and afternoon
Abdel Haleem:
He went out of the sanctuary to his people and signalled to them to praise God morning and evening
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night
Mary 19:62
Noun
لَّا یَسۡمَعُونَ فِیهَا لَغۡوًا إِلَّا سَلَـٰمࣰاۖ وَلَهُمۡ رِزۡقُهُمۡ فِیهَا بُكۡرَةࣰ وَعَشِیࣰّا ٦٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They will not hear therein any ill speech - only [greetings of] peace - and they will have their provision therein, morning and afternoon
Abdel Haleem:
There they will hear only peaceful talk, nothing bad; there they will be given provision morning and evening
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have food for morn and evening
وَقَالُوۤا۟ أَسَـٰطِیرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ٱكۡتَتَبَهَا فَهِیَ تُمۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَأَصِیلࣰا ٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
Abdel Haleem:
and they say, ‘It is just ancient fables, which he has had written down: they are dictated to him morning and evening.’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And they say: Fables of the men of old which he hath had written down so that they are dictated to him morn and evening
The Cow 2:68
Noun
قَالُوا۟ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّن لَّنَا مَا هِیَۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ یَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةࣱ لَّا فَارِضࣱ وَلَا بِكۡرٌ عَوَانُۢ بَیۡنَ ذَ ٰلِكَۖ فَٱفۡعَلُوا۟ مَا تُؤۡمَرُونَ ٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[ Allah ] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."
Abdel Haleem:
They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us what sort of cow it should be.’ He answered, ‘God says it should be neither too old nor too young, but in between, so do as you are commanded.’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us what (cow) she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith, Verily she is a cow neither with calf nor immature; (she is) between the two conditions; so do that which ye are commanded
وَسَبِّحُوهُ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَأَصِیلًا ٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And exalt Him morning and afternoon
Abdel Haleem:
and glorify Him morning and evening
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And glorify Him early and late
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجۡعَل لِّیۤ ءَایَةࣰۖ قَالَ ءَایَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَةَ أَیَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمۡزࣰاۗ وَٱذۡكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِیرࣰا وَسَبِّحۡ بِٱلۡعَشِیِّ وَٱلۡإِبۡكَـٰرِ ٤١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He Said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."
Abdel Haleem:
He said, ‘My Lord, give me a sign.’ ‘Your sign,’ [the angel] said, ‘is that you will not communicate with anyone for three days, except by gestures. Remember your Lord often; celebrate His glory in the evening and at dawn.’
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
He said: My Lord! Appoint a token for me. (The angel) said: The token unto thee (shall be) that thou shalt not speak unto mankind three days except by signs. Remember thy Lord much, and praise (Him) in the early hours of night and morning
فَٱصۡبِرۡ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣱّ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلۡعَشِیِّ وَٱلۡإِبۡكَـٰرِ ٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So be patient, [O Muhammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [ Allah ] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning
Abdel Haleem:
So be patient, Prophet, for what God has promised is sure to come. Ask forgiveness for your sins; praise your Lord morning and evening
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Then have patience (O Muhammad). Lo! the promise of Allah is true. And ask forgiveness of thy sin, and hymn the praise of thy Lord at fall of night and in the early hours
لِّتُؤۡمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَتُعَزِّرُوهُ وَتُوَقِّرُوهُۚ وَتُسَبِّحُوهُ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَأَصِیلًا ٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
That you [people] may believe in Allah and His Messenger and honor him and respect the Prophet and exalt Allah morning and afternoon
Abdel Haleem:
so that you[people] may believe in God and His Messenger, support Him, honour Him, and praise Him morning and evening
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
That ye (mankind) may believe in Allah and His messenger, and may honour Him, and may revere Him, and may glorify Him at early dawn and at the close of day
The Moon 54:38
Noun
وَلَقَدۡ صَبَّحَهُم بُكۡرَةً عَذَابࣱ مُّسۡتَقِرࣱّ ٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment
Abdel Haleem:
and early in the morning a punishment seized them that still remains
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And in truth the punishment decreed befell them early in the morning
فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُنَّ أَبۡكَارًا ٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And made them virgins
Abdel Haleem:
virginal
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
And made them virgins
عَسَىٰ رَبُّهُۥۤ إِن طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَن یُبۡدِلَهُۥۤ أَزۡوَ ٰجًا خَیۡرࣰا مِّنكُنَّ مُسۡلِمَـٰتࣲ مُّؤۡمِنَـٰتࣲ قَـٰنِتَـٰتࣲ تَـٰۤىِٕبَـٰتٍ عَـٰبِدَ ٰتࣲ سَـٰۤىِٕحَـٰتࣲ ثَیِّبَـٰتࣲ وَأَبۡكَارࣰا ٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Perhaps his Lord, if he divorced you [all], would substitute for him wives better than you - submitting [to Allah ], believing, devoutly obedient, repentant, worshipping, and traveling - [ones] previously married and virgins
Abdel Haleem:
His Lord may well replace you with better wives if the Prophet decides to divorce any of you: wives who are devoted to God, true believers, devout, who turn to Him in repentance and worship Him, given to fasting, whether previously married or virgins
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
It may happen that his Lord, if he divorce you, will give him in your stead wives better than you, submissive (to Allah), believing, pious, penitent, devout, inclined to fasting, widows and maids
Man 76:25
Noun
وَٱذۡكُرِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ بُكۡرَةࣰ وَأَصِیلࣰا ٢٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evenin
Abdel Haleem:
remember the name of your Lord at dawn and in the evening
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall:
Remember the name of thy Lord at morn and evening