جبر
j-b-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root جبر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root جَبَرَ (jabr) primarily means to set a broken bone. Tropically, it extends to restoring someone from poverty to wealth or competence, or generally putting something into a sound state.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
j-b-r
Listen:
ٱلْجَبَّارُ
59:23
Root letters:
ج — ب — ر
Word Family Tree (5 forms)
All word forms derived from the root جبر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 10×
Concordance — 10 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root جبر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (10)
Noun (10 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:59
Noun
وَتِلۡكَ عَادࣱۖ جَحَدُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَعَصَوۡا۟ رُسُلَهُۥ وَٱتَّبَعُوۤا۟ أَمۡرَ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِیدࣲ ٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And that was 'Aad, who rejected the signs of their Lord and disobeyed His messengers and followed the order of every obstinate tyrant
Abraham 14:15
Noun
وَٱسۡتَفۡتَحُوا۟ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِیدࣲ ١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And they requested victory from Allah , and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant
Mary 19:14
Noun
وَبَرَّۢا بِوَ ٰلِدَیۡهِ وَلَمۡ یَكُن جَبَّارًا عَصِیࣰّا ١٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And dutiful to his parents, and he was not a disobedient tyrant
Mary 19:32
Noun
وَبَرَّۢا بِوَ ٰلِدَتِی وَلَمۡ یَجۡعَلۡنِی جَبَّارࣰا شَقِیࣰّا ٣٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And [made me] dutiful to my mother, and He has not made me a wretched tyrant
The Poets 26:130
Noun
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِینَ ١٣٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants
Derived Forms (5)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| جَبَّارٍ | jabaārin | Noun | 3× | |
| جَبَّارًا | jabaāranā | Noun | 3× | |
| جَبَّارِينَ | jabaāriyna | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْجَبَّارُ | ljabaāru | Noun | 1× | |
| بِجَبَّارٍ | bijabaārin | Noun | 1× |