Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جبي
Qur'an Occurrences
12 times across 12 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root جبي across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root جبي (jby) primarily refers to "ginger" (زَنْجَبِيلٌ), a well-known plant root with medicinal properties, often used dried.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-b-y
Listen: فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ 68:50
Root letters: ج — ب — ي

Word Family Tree (12 forms)

All word forms derived from the root جبي as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb 11× Noun

Concordance — 12 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root جبي appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (11) · Noun (1)

Verb (11 verses — showing first 5)

Joseph 12:6 Verb
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ یَجۡتَبِیكَ رَبُّكَ وَیُعَلِّمُكَ مِن تَأۡوِیلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِیثِ وَیُتِمُّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَیۡكَ وَعَلَىٰۤ ءَالِ یَعۡقُوبَ كَمَاۤ أَتَمَّهَا عَلَىٰۤ أَبَوَیۡكَ مِن قَبۡلُ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ وَإِسۡحَـٰقَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ عَلِیمٌ حَكِیمࣱ ۝٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And thus will your Lord choose you and teach you the interpretation of narratives and complete His favor upon you and upon the family of Jacob, as He completed it upon your fathers before, Abraham and Isaac. Indeed, your Lord is Knowing and Wise."
The Bee 16:121 Verb
شَاكِرࣰا لِّأَنۡعُمِهِۚ ٱجۡتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣲ ۝١٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path
Mary 19:58 Verb
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡهِم مِّنَ ٱلنَّبِیِّـۧنَ مِن ذُرِّیَّةِ ءَادَمَ وَمِمَّنۡ حَمَلۡنَا مَعَ نُوحࣲ وَمِن ذُرِّیَّةِ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ وَإِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ وَمِمَّنۡ هَدَیۡنَا وَٱجۡتَبَیۡنَاۤۚ إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِمۡ ءَایَـٰتُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ خَ̅رُّ̅و̅ا۟̅ ̅سُ̅جَّ̅دࣰ̅ا̅ وَبُكِیࣰّا ۝٥٨ ۩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those were the ones upon whom Allah bestowed favor from among the prophets of the descendants of Adam and of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those whom We guided and chose. When the verses of the Most Merciful were recited to them, they fell in prostration and weeping
Ta Ha 20:122 Verb
ثُمَّ ٱجۡتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَیۡهِ وَهَدَىٰ ۝١٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him]
The Pilgrimage 22:78 Verb
وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟ فِی ٱللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِۦۚ هُوَ ٱجۡتَبَىٰكُمۡ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَیۡكُمۡ فِی ٱلدِّینِ مِنۡ حَرَجࣲۚ مِّلَّةَ أَبِیكُمۡ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَۚ هُوَ سَمَّىٰكُمُ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِینَ مِن قَبۡلُ وَفِی هَـٰذَا لِیَكُونَ ٱلرَّسُولُ شَهِیدًا عَلَیۡكُمۡ وَتَكُونُوا۟ شُهَدَاۤءَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِۚ فَأَقِیمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱعۡتَصِمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ هُوَ مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ فَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ وَنِعۡمَ ٱلنَّصِیرُ ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you "Muslims" before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation] that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakah and hold fast to Allah . He is your protector; and excellent is the protector, and excellent is the helper

Derived Forms (12)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَٱجْتَبَٰهُ fajtabahu Verb
يَجْتَبِىٓ yajtabiā Verb
كَٱلْجَوَابِ kaljawaābi Noun
يُجْبَىٰٓ yujbaā Verb
ٱجْتَبَىٰكُمْ jtabaākum Verb
ٱجْتَبَٰهُ jtabahu Verb
وَٱجْتَبَيْنَآ wajtabaynaā Verb
ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ jtabaāhu Verb
يَجْتَبِيكَ yajtabiyka Verb
ٱجْتَبَيْتَهَا jtabaytahaā Verb