Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
جوس
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root جَاسَ (jāsa) means to search diligently, often with destructive intent. It describes moving through a place, like houses, to seek something out, or to cause mischief.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: j-w-s
Listen: فَجَاسُوا۟ 17:5
Root letters: ج — و — س

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:5 Verb
فَإِذَا جَاۤءَ وَعۡدُ أُولَىٰهُمَا بَعَثۡنَا عَلَیۡكُمۡ عِبَادࣰا لَّنَاۤ أُو۟لِی بَأۡسࣲ شَدِیدࣲ فَجَاسُوا۟ خِلَـٰلَ ٱلدِّیَارِۚ وَكَانَ وَعۡدࣰا مَّفۡعُولࣰا ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَجَاسُوا۟ fajaāsuwā Verb