حوت
ḥ-w-t
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root حوت across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root Hwt relates to striving or enticing someone to turn from something, often with guile, like a fish in water.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
ḥ-w-t
Listen:
ٱلْحُوتِ
68:48
Root letters:
ح — و — ت
Word Family Tree (5 forms)
All word forms derived from the root حوت as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 5×
Concordance — 5 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root حوت appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (5)
Noun (5 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:61
Noun
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَا مَجۡمَعَ بَیۡنِهِمَا نَسِیَا حُوتَهُمَا فَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِیلَهُۥ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ سَرَبࣰا ٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
But when they reached the junction between them, they forgot their fish, and it took its course into the sea, slipping away
The Cave 18:63
Noun
قَالَ أَرَءَیۡتَ إِذۡ أَوَیۡنَاۤ إِلَى ٱلصَّخۡرَةِ فَإِنِّی نَسِیتُ ٱلۡحُوتَ وَمَاۤ أَنسَىٰنِیهُ إِلَّا ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُ أَنۡ أَذۡكُرَهُۥۚ وَٱتَّخَذَ سَبِیلَهُۥ فِی ٱلۡبَحۡرِ عَجَبࣰا ٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
He said, "Did you see when we retired to the rock? Indeed, I forgot [there] the fish. And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it. And it took its course into the sea amazingly"
فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِیمࣱ ١٤٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy
The Pen 68:48
Noun
فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومࣱ ٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muhammad], and be not like the companion of the fish when he called out while he was distressed
وَسۡءَلۡهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡقَرۡیَةِ ٱلَّتِی كَانَتۡ حَاضِرَةَ ٱلۡبَحۡرِ إِذۡ یَعۡدُونَ فِی ٱلسَّبۡتِ إِذۡ تَأۡتِیهِمۡ حِیتَانُهُمۡ یَوۡمَ سَبۡتِهِمۡ شُرَّعࣰا وَیَوۡمَ لَا یَسۡبِتُونَ لَا تَأۡتِیهِمۡۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ نَبۡلُوهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَفۡسُقُونَ ١٦٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And ask them about the town that was by the sea - when they transgressed in [the matter of] the sabbath - when their fish came to them openly on their sabbath day, and the day they had no sabbath they did not come to them. Thus did We give them trial because they were defiantly disobedient
Derived Forms (5)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ٱلْحُوتِ | lḥuwti | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْحُوتُ | lḥuwtu | Noun | 1× | |
| ٱلْحُوتَ | lḥuwta | Noun | 1× | |
| حُوتَهُمَا | ḥuwtahumaā | Noun | 1× | |
| حِيتَانُهُمْ | ḥiytaānuhum | Noun | 1× |