Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جحم
Parts of Speech
Noun (26×)
Qur'an Occurrences
26 times across 18 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root جحم (jHm) relates to intense heat and burning. It describes live coals, a fiercely hot place, and metaphorically, the intense part or vehemence of battle.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-ḥ-m
Listen: ٱلْجَحِيمَ 102:6
Root letters: ج — ح — م

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Noun 26×

Concordance — 26 Occurrences

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

Noun (26)

Noun (26 verses — showing first 5)

Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Worldly Gain 102:6 Noun
لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): You will surely see the Hellfire
The Pilgrimage 22:51 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ سَعَوۡا۟ فِیۤ ءَایَـٰتِنَا مُعَـٰجِزِینَ أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire
The Poets 26:91 Noun
وَبُرِّزَتِ ٱلۡجَحِیمُ لِلۡغَاوِینَ ۝٩١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Hellfire will be brought forth for the deviators
The Cow 2:119 Noun
إِنَّاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَـٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ بَشِیرࣰا وَنَذِیرࣰاۖ وَلَا تُسۡءَلُ عَنۡ أَصۡحَـٰبِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ۝١١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Indeed, We have sent you, [O Muhammad], with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner, and you will not be asked about the companions of Hellfire
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:163 Noun
إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِیمِ ۝١٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْجَحِيمِ ljaḥiymi Noun 17×
ٱلْجَحِيمَ ljaḥiyma Noun
ٱلْجَحِيمُ ljaḥiymu Noun
جَحِيمٍ jaḥiymin Noun
وَجَحِيمًا wajaḥiymanā Noun