حفظ
ḥ-f-ẓ
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root حفظ across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root حفظ (Hfzh) means to keep, preserve, guard, or take care of something. It also refers to memorizing, especially the Quran, and being mindful of God's ordinances.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḥ-f-ẓ
Listen:
حَافِظٌ
86:4
Root letters:
ح — ف — ظ
Word Family Tree (30 forms)
All word forms derived from the root حفظ as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 32×
Verb 12×
Concordance — 44 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root حفظ appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (31) · Verb (12)
Noun (31 verses — showing first 5)
Hud 11:57
Noun
فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡا۟ فَقَدۡ أَبۡلَغۡتُكُم مَّاۤ أُرۡسِلۡتُ بِهِۦۤ إِلَیۡكُمۡۚ وَیَسۡتَخۡلِفُ رَبِّی قَوۡمًا غَیۡرَكُمۡ وَلَا تَضُرُّونَهُۥ شَیۡءًاۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءٍ حَفِیظࣱ ٥٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But if they turn away, [say], "I have already conveyed that with which I was sent to you. My Lord will give succession to a people other than you, and you will not harm Him at all. Indeed my Lord is, over all things, Guardian."
Hud 11:86
Noun
بَقِیَّتُ ٱللَّهِ خَیۡرࣱ لَّكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَۚ وَمَاۤ أَنَا۠ عَلَیۡكُم بِحَفِیظࣲ ٨٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
What remains [lawful] from Allah is best for you, if you would be believers. But I am not a guardian over you."
Joseph 12:12
Noun
أَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعَنَا غَدࣰا یَرۡتَعۡ وَیَلۡعَبۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ ١٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Send him with us tomorrow that he may eat well and play. And indeed, we will be his guardians
Joseph 12:55
Noun
قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِی عَلَىٰ خَزَاۤىِٕنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّی حَفِیظٌ عَلِیمࣱ ٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
Joseph 12:63
Noun
فَلَمَّا رَجَعُوۤا۟ إِلَىٰۤ أَبِیهِمۡ قَالُوا۟ یَـٰۤأَبَانَا مُنِعَ مِنَّا ٱلۡكَیۡلُ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَاۤ أَخَانَا نَكۡتَلۡ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَـٰفِظُونَ ٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So when they returned to their father, they said, "O our father, [further] measure has been denied to us, so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measure. And indeed, we will be his guardians."
Derived Forms (30)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| حَفِيظٌ | ḥafiyẓun | Noun | 4× | |
| حَٰفِظِينَ | ḥafiẓiyna | Noun | 3× | |
| يُحَافِظُونَ | yuḥaāfiẓuwna | Verb | 3× | |
| حَفِيظًا | ḥafiyẓanā | Noun | 3× | |
| لَحَٰفِظُونَ | laḥafiẓuwna | Noun | 3× | |
| حَٰفِظُونَ | ḥafiẓuwna | Noun | 2× | |
| وَحِفْظًا | waḥifẓanā | Noun | 2× | |
| بِحَفِيظٍ | biḥafiyẓin | Noun | 2× | |
| حَافِظٌ | ḥaāfiẓun | Noun | 1× | |
| مَّحْفُوظٍۭ | maḥfuwẓin | Noun | 1× |