Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حرض
Parts of Speech
Verb (2×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root حرض (HrD) describes corruption or decay, whether in the body, mind, or conduct. It refers to someone sick, at the point of death, or emaciated by grief.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-r-ḍ
Listen: حَرَضًا 12:85
Root letters: ح — ر — ض

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (2) · Noun (1)

Verb (2 verses — showing first 5)

Women 4:84 Verb
فَقَـٰتِلۡ فِی سَبِیلِ ٱللَّهِ لَا تُكَلَّفُ إِلَّا نَفۡسَكَۚ وَحَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَۖ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن یَكُفَّ بَأۡسَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ۚ وَٱللَّهُ أَشَدُّ بَأۡسࣰا وَأَشَدُّ تَنكِیلࣰا ۝٨٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So fight, [O Muhammad], in the cause of Allah ; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in [exemplary] punishment
The Spoils of War 8:65 Verb
یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّبِیُّ حَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ عَلَى ٱلۡقِتَالِۚ إِن یَكُن مِّنكُمۡ عِشۡرُونَ صَـٰبِرُونَ یَغۡلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَیۡنِۚ وَإِن یَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةࣱ یَغۡلِبُوۤا۟ أَلۡفࣰا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ لَّا یَفۡقَهُونَ ۝٦٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): O Prophet, urge the believers to battle. If there are among you twenty [who are] steadfast, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you one hundred [who are] steadfast, they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَرَضًا ḥaraḍanā Noun
حَرِّضِ ḥariḍi Verb
وَحَرِّضِ waḥariḍi Verb