Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جرح
Parts of Speech
Verb (2×), Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root جرح (j-r-H) primarily means to wound or cut. Tropically, it extends to reviling someone, invalidating a witness's testimony, or earning/acquiring something, often through effort.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-r-ḥ
Listen: ٱجْتَرَحُوا۟ 45:21
Root letters: ج — ر — ح

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Verb (2) · Noun (2)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

The Kneeling, Crouching 45:21 Verb
أَمۡ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱجۡتَرَحُوا۟ ٱلسَّیِّءَاتِ أَن نَّجۡعَلَهُمۡ كَٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ سَوَاۤءࣰ مَّحۡیَاهُمۡ وَمَمَاتُهُمۡۚ سَاۤءَ مَا یَحۡكُمُونَ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge
Cattle, Livestock 6:60 Verb
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی یَتَوَفَّىٰكُم بِٱلَّیۡلِ وَیَعۡلَمُ مَا جَرَحۡتُم بِٱلنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ یَبۡعَثُكُمۡ فِیهِ لِیُقۡضَىٰۤ أَجَلࣱ مُّسَمࣰّىۖ ثُمَّ إِلَیۡهِ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ ثُمَّ یُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ۝٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱجْتَرَحُوا۟ jtaraḥuwā Verb
جَرَحْتُم jaraḥtum Verb
وَٱلْجُرُوحَ waljuruwḥa Noun
ٱلْجَوَارِحِ ljawaāriḥi Noun