Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حمد
Qur'an Occurrences
68 times across 44 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root حمد (Hmd) means to praise, commend, or speak well of someone, often for their volitional actions or qualities. It implies admiration, honor, and sometimes humility.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-m-d
Listen: بِحَمْدِ 110:3
Root letters: ح — م — د

Word Family Tree (17 forms)

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

Noun 67× Verb

Concordance — 68 Occurrences

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

Noun (65) · Verb (1)

Noun (65 verses — showing first 5)

Jonah 10:10 Noun
دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡ فِیهَا سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ ٱللَّهُمَّ وَتَحِیَّتُهُمۡ فِیهَا سَلَـٰمࣱۚ وَءَاخِرُ دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡ أَنِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝١٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Their call therein will be, "Exalted are You, O Allah ," and their greeting therein will be, "Peace." And the last of their call will be, "Praise to Allah , Lord of the worlds!"
Succour, Divine Support, The Help 110:3 Noun
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of repentance
Hud 11:73 Noun
قَالُوۤا۟ أَتَعۡجَبِینَ مِنۡ أَمۡرِ ٱللَّهِۖ رَحۡمَتُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَـٰتُهُۥ عَلَیۡكُمۡ أَهۡلَ ٱلۡبَیۡتِۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَمِیدࣱ مَّجِیدࣱ ۝٧٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They said, "Are you amazed at the decree of Allah ? May the mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy and Honorable."
The Thunder 13:13 Noun
وَیُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّعۡدُ بِحَمۡدِهِۦ وَٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ مِنۡ خِیفَتِهِۦ وَیُرۡسِلُ ٱلصَّوَ ٰعِقَ فَیُصِیبُ بِهَا مَن یَشَاۤءُ وَهُمۡ یُجَـٰدِلُونَ فِی ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ شَدِیدُ ٱلۡمِحَالِ ۝١٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the thunder exalts [ Allah ] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him - and He sends thunderbolts and strikes therewith whom He wills while they dispute about Allah ; and He is severe in assault
Abraham 14:1 Noun
الۤرۚ كِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ إِلَیۡكَ لِتُخۡرِجَ ٱلنَّاسَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذۡنِ رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطِ ٱلۡعَزِیزِ ٱلۡحَمِیدِ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Alif, Lam, Ra. [This is] a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord - to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy

Derived Forms (17)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْحَمْدُ lḥamdu Noun 26×
بِحَمْدِ biḥamdi Noun 10×
ٱلْحَمِيدُ lḥamiydu Noun
حَمِيدٌ ḥamiydun Noun
ٱلْحَمِيدِ lḥamiydi Noun
بِحَمْدِهِۦ biḥamdihi Noun
وَٱلْحَمْدُ walḥamdu Noun
مُحَمَّدٌ muḥamadun Noun
أَحْمَدُ ʾaaḥmadu Noun
مُّحَمَّدٌ muḥamadun Noun