Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
خور
Parts of Speech
Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
2 times across 2 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root خَوَّارٌ (khawwār) primarily denotes weakness, feebleness, or softness, applied to people (cowardly), spears, arrows, or land.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: kh-w-r
Listen: خُوَارٌ 20:88
Root letters: خ — و — ر

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 2 Occurrences

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

Noun (2)

Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)

Ta Ha 20:88 Noun
فَأَخۡرَجَ لَهُمۡ عِجۡلࣰا جَسَدࣰا لَّهُۥ خُوَارࣱ فَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَـٰهُكُمۡ وَإِلَـٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِیَ ۝٨٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:148 Noun
وَٱتَّخَذَ قَوۡمُ مُوسَىٰ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ مِنۡ حُلِیِّهِمۡ عِجۡلࣰا جَسَدࣰا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌۚ أَلَمۡ یَرَوۡا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَا یُكَلِّمُهُمۡ وَلَا یَهۡدِیهِمۡ سَبِیلًاۘ ٱتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا۟ ظَـٰلِمِینَ ۝١٤٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And the people of Moses made, after [his departure], from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it [for worship], and they were wrongdoers

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
خُوَارٌ khuwaārun Noun