Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جعل
Qur'an Occurrences
200 times across 50 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "جعل" (jaʿala) is a versatile verb meaning to make, create, or appoint.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-ʿ-l
Listen: فَجَعَلَهُمْ 105:5
Root letters: ج — ع — ل

Word Family Tree (79 forms)

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

Verb 198× Noun

Concordance — 200 Occurrences

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

Verb (179) · Noun (2)

Verb (179 verses — showing first 5)

The Elephant 105:2 Verb
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِي تَضْلِيلٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Did He not make their plan into misguidance
The Elephant 105:5 Verb
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And He made them like eaten straw
The Cave 18:96 Verb
ءَاتُونِی زُبَرَ ٱلۡحَدِیدِۖ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَیۡنَ ٱلصَّدَفَیۡنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ۖ حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارࣰا قَالَ ءَاتُونِیۤ أُفۡرِغۡ عَلَیۡهِ قِطۡرࣰا ۝٩٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Bring me sheets of iron" - until, when he had leveled [them] between the two mountain walls, he said, "Blow [with bellows]," until when he had made it [like] fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper."
The Cave 18:98 Verb
قَالَ هَـٰذَا رَحۡمَةࣱ مِّن رَّبِّیۖ فَإِذَا جَاۤءَ وَعۡدُ رَبِّی جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّاۤءَۖ وَكَانَ وَعۡدُ رَبِّی حَقࣰّا ۝٩٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."
Mary 19:10 Verb
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجۡعَل لِّیۤ ءَایَةࣰۖ قَالَ ءَایَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَـٰثَ لَیَالࣲ سَوِیࣰّا ۝١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [Zechariah] said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said, "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights, [being] sound."

Derived Forms (79)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
جَعَلَ jaʿala Verb 30×
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnaā Verb 24×
وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala Verb 17×
جَعَلْنَا jaʿalnaā Verb 11×
جَعَلْنَٰهُ jaʿalnahu Verb
وَيَجْعَل wayajʿal Verb
وَجَعَلَنِى wajaʿalaniā Verb
وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ wajaʿalnahum Verb
فَجَعَلَهُۥ fajaʿalahu Verb
فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ fajaʿalnahu Verb