Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
حول
Qur'an Occurrences
25 times across 19 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "Hwl" primarily signifies change, alteration, or transformation from one state to another. It can describe things shifting, moving, or becoming crooked.
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Pronunciation

Transliteration: ḥ-w-l
Listen: حَوْلَكُم 46:27
Root letters: ح — و — ل

Word Family Tree (17 forms)

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

Noun 22× Verb

Concordance — 25 Occurrences

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

Noun (22) · Verb (3)

Noun (22 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:1 Noun
۞ سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِیۤ أَسۡرَىٰ بِعَبۡدِهِۦ لَیۡلࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡحَرَامِ إِلَى ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ ٱلۡأَقۡصَا ٱلَّذِی بَـٰرَكۡنَا حَوۡلَهُۥ لِنُرِیَهُۥ مِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِنَاۤۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِیعُ ٱلۡبَصِیرُ ۝١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al- Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:56 Noun
قُلِ ٱدۡعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِینَ زَعَمۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا یَمۡلِكُونَ كَشۡفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡوِیلًا ۝٥٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."
Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:77 Noun
سُنَّةَ مَن قَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَاۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحۡوِیلًا ۝٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration
The Cave 18:108 Noun
خَـٰلِدِینَ فِیهَا لَا یَبۡغُونَ عَنۡهَا حِوَلࣰا ۝١٠٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Wherein they abide eternally. They will not desire from it any transfer
Mary 19:68 Noun
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَحۡشُرَنَّهُمۡ وَٱلشَّیَـٰطِینَ ثُمَّ لَنُحۡضِرَنَّهُمۡ حَوۡلَ جَهَنَّمَ جِثِیࣰّا ۝٦٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So by your Lord, We will surely gather them and the devils; then We will bring them to be present around Hell upon their knees

Derived Forms (17)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
حَوْلَهَا ḥawlahaā Noun
حَوْلَهُۥ ḥawlahu Noun
تَحْوِيلًا taḥwiylanā Noun
حَوْلَكُم ḥawlakum Noun
حَوْلَهُۥٓ ḥawlahu Noun
حَوْلِ ḥawli Noun
وَحِيلَ waḥiyla Verb
حَوْلِهِمْ ḥawlihim Noun
حَوْلَ ḥawla Noun
حِوَلًا ḥiwalanā Noun