Lexical Summary

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

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root HSD primarily means to envy someone for a blessing, wishing it would depart from them.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-s-d
Listen: حَسَدَ 113:5
Root letters: ح — س — د

Word Family Tree (5 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 5 Occurrences

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

Verb (3) · Noun (2)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Daybreak, Dawn 113:5 Verb
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
Victory, Conquest 48:15 Verb
سَیَقُولُ ٱلۡمُخَلَّفُونَ إِذَا ٱنطَلَقۡتُمۡ إِلَىٰ مَغَانِمَ لِتَأۡخُذُوهَا ذَرُونَا نَتَّبِعۡكُمۡۖ یُرِیدُونَ أَن یُبَدِّلُوا۟ كَلَـٰمَ ٱللَّهِۚ قُل لَّن تَتَّبِعُونَا كَذَ ٰلِكُمۡ قَالَ ٱللَّهُ مِن قَبۡلُۖ فَسَیَقُولُونَ بَلۡ تَحۡسُدُونَنَاۚ بَلۡ كَانُوا۟ لَا یَفۡقَهُونَ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا ۝١٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Those who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, "Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allah . Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allah say before." So they will say, "Rather, you envy us." But [in fact] they were not understanding except a little
Women 4:54 Verb
أَمۡ یَحۡسُدُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَاۤ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۖ فَقَدۡ ءَاتَیۡنَاۤ ءَالَ إِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُم مُّلۡكًا عَظِیمࣰا ۝٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty? But we had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and conferred upon them a great kingdom

Derived Forms (5)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَسَدَ ḥasada Verb
حَاسِدٍ ḥaāsidin Noun
تَحْسُدُونَنَا taḥsuduwnanaā Verb
يَحْسُدُونَ yaḥsuduwna Verb
حَسَدًا ḥasadanā Noun