Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حرم
Qur'an Occurrences
83 times across 25 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root حُرْمَةٌ (ḥurmah) signifies something forbidden, sacred, or inviolable. It also denotes reverence, respect, and honor due to a person or thing.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-r-m
Listen: وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ 70:25
Root letters: ح — ر — م

Word Family Tree (34 forms)

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

Noun 44× Verb 39×

Concordance — 83 Occurrences

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

Noun (38) · Verb (34)

Noun (38 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:59 Noun
قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُم مَّاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُم مِّن رِّزۡقࣲ فَجَعَلۡتُم مِّنۡهُ حَرَامࣰا وَحَلَـٰلࣰا قُلۡ ءَاۤللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمۡۖ أَمۡ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ تَفۡتَرُونَ ۝٥٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Have you seen what Allah has sent down to you of provision of which you have made [some] lawful and [some] unlawful?" Say, "Has Allah permitted you [to do so], or do you invent [something] about Allah ?"
Abraham 14:37 Noun
رَّبَّنَاۤ إِنِّیۤ أَسۡكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّیَّتِی بِوَادٍ غَیۡرِ ذِی زَرۡعٍ عِندَ بَیۡتِكَ ٱلۡمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِیُقِیمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱجۡعَلۡ أَفۡءِدَةࣰ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ تَهۡوِیۤ إِلَیۡهِمۡ وَٱرۡزُقۡهُم مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَشۡكُرُونَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful
The Bee 16:116 Noun
وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَا تَصِفُ أَلۡسِنَتُكُمُ ٱلۡكَذِبَ هَـٰذَا حَلَـٰلࣱ وَهَـٰذَا حَرَامࣱ لِّتَفۡتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ یَفۡتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡكَذِبَ لَا یُفۡلِحُونَ ۝١١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And do not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah . Indeed, those who invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:1 Noun
۞ سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَیۡلࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِی بَـٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِیَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِنَاۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡبَصِیرُ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing
The Prophets 21:95 Noun
وَحَرَ ٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرۡیَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَـٰهَاۤ أَنَّهُمۡ لَا یَرۡجِعُونَ ۝٩٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And there is prohibition upon [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] retur

Derived Forms (34)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَرَّمَ ḥarama Verb 17×
ٱلْحَرَامِ lḥaraāmi Noun 16×
ٱلْحَرَامَ lḥaraāma Noun
حَرَّمْنَا ḥaramnaā Verb
حُرُمٌ ḥurumun Noun
حُرِّمَتْ ḥurimat Verb
وَٱلْمَحْرُومِ walmaḥruwmi Noun
مَحْرُومُونَ maḥruwmuwna Noun
حَرَمًا ḥaramanā Noun
وَحُرِّمَ waḥurima Verb