Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حور
Qur'an Occurrences
13 times across 10 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root Hwr relates to returning or circling. A "mahārah" can be a mother-of-pearl shell, a place where water collects, or a cavity in the body like the ear or hip.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-w-r
Listen: يَحُورَ 84:14
Root letters: ح — و — ر

Word Family Tree (9 forms)

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

Noun 10× Verb

Concordance — 13 Occurrences

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

Noun (9) · Verb (3)

Noun (9 verses — showing first 5)

The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:52 Noun
۞ فَلَمَّاۤ أَحَسَّ عِیسَىٰ مِنۡهُمُ ٱلۡكُفۡرَ قَالَ مَنۡ أَنصَارِیۤ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۖ قَالَ ٱلۡحَوَارِیُّونَ نَحۡنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَٱشۡهَدۡ بِأَنَّا مُسۡلِمُونَ ۝٥٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But when Jesus felt [persistence in] disbelief from them, he said, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah ?" The disciples said," We are supporters for Allah . We have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims [submitting to Him]
Smoke, The Evident Smoke 44:54 Noun
كَذَ ٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجۡنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِینࣲ ۝٥٤
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Thus. And We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes
The Mount, The Mountain 52:20 Noun
مُتَّكِءِینَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مَّصۡفُوفَةࣲۖ وَزَوَّجۡنَـٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِینࣲ ۝٢٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes
The Beneficent, The Mercy Giving, The Merciful 55:72 Noun
حُورࣱ مَّقۡصُورَ ٰتࣱ فِی ٱلۡخِیَامِ ۝٧٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Fair ones reserved in pavilions
The Event, The Inevitable, That Which is Coming 56:22 Noun
وَحُورٌ عِینࣱ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And [for them are] fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes

Derived Forms (9)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ lḥawaāriyuwna Noun
بِحُورٍ biḥuwrin Noun
يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ yuḥaāwiruhu Verb
يَحُورَ yaḥuwra Verb
لِلْحَوَارِيِّۦنَ lilḥawaāriyina Noun
تَحَاوُرَكُمَآ taḥaāwurakumaā Noun
وَحُورٌ waḥuwrun Noun
حُورٌ ḥuwrun Noun
ٱلْحَوَارِيِّۦنَ lḥawaāriyina Noun