Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رجف
Parts of Speech
Noun (6×), Verb (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
8 times across 5 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root رجف (rjf) describes a state of violent motion, commotion, or agitation, like an earthquake or a trembling hand. It can also refer to thunder rumbling or a fever causing shivering.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-j-f
Listen: تَرْجُفُ 79:6
Root letters: ر — ج — ف

Word Family Tree (4 forms)

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

Noun Verb

Concordance — 8 Occurrences

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

Noun (6) · Verb (2)

Noun (6 verses — showing first 5)

The Spider 29:37 Noun
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُوا۟ فِی دَارِهِمۡ جَـٰثِمِینَ ۝٣٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone
The Clans, The Coalition, The Combined Forces, The Allies 33:60 Noun
۞ لَّىِٕن لَّمۡ یَنتَهِ ٱلۡمُنَـٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِینَ فِی قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضࣱ وَٱلۡمُرۡجِفُونَ فِی ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ لَنُغۡرِیَنَّكَ بِهِمۡ ثُمَّ لَا یُجَاوِرُونَكَ فِیهَاۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا ۝٦٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease and those who spread rumors in al-Madinah do not cease, We will surely incite you against them; then they will not remain your neighbors therein except for a little
Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out 79:6 Noun
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): On the Day the blast [of the Horn] will convulse [creation]
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:155 Noun
وَٱخۡتَارَ مُوسَىٰ قَوۡمَهُۥ سَبۡعِینَ رَجُلࣰا لِّمِیقَـٰتِنَاۖ فَلَمَّاۤ أَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوۡ شِئۡتَ أَهۡلَكۡتَهُم مِّن قَبۡلُ وَإِیَّـٰیَۖ أَتُهۡلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلسُّفَهَاۤءُ مِنَّاۤۖ إِنۡ هِیَ إِلَّا فِتۡنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَاۤءُ وَتَهۡدِی مَن تَشَاۤءُۖ أَنتَ وَلِیُّنَا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَاۖ وَأَنتَ خَیۡرُ ٱلۡغَـٰفِرِینَ ۝١٥٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me [as well]. Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:78 Noun
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ فَأَصۡبَحُوا۟ فِی دَارِهِمۡ جَـٰثِمِینَ ۝٧٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone

Derived Forms (4)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
ٱلرَّجْفَةُ lrajfahu Noun
تَرْجُفُ tarjufu Verb
ٱلرَّاجِفَةُ lraājifahu Noun
وَٱلْمُرْجِفُونَ walmurjifuwna Noun