Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
رهن
Parts of Speech
Noun (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root رهن (rhn) primarily means a pledge or security for a debt. It can also refer to being held responsible or accountable for something.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: r-h-n
Listen: رَهِينَةٌ 74:38
Root letters: ر — ه — ن

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Noun

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Noun (3)

Noun (3 verses — showing first 5)

The Cow 2:283 Noun
۞ وَإِن كُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرࣲ وَلَمۡ تَجِدُوا۟ كَاتِبࣰا فَرِهَـٰنࣱ مَّقۡبُوضَةࣱۖ فَإِنۡ أَمِنَ بَعۡضُكُم بَعۡضࣰا فَلۡیُؤَدِّ ٱلَّذِی ٱؤۡتُمِنَ أَمَـٰنَتَهُۥ وَلۡیَتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّهُۥۗ وَلَا تَكۡتُمُوا۟ ٱلشَّهَـٰدَةَۚ وَمَن یَكۡتُمۡهَا فَإِنَّهُۥۤ ءَاثِمࣱ قَلۡبُهُۥۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ عَلِیمࣱ ۝٢٨٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then a security deposit [should be] taken. And if one of you entrusts another, then let him who is entrusted discharge his trust [faithfully] and let him fear Allah , his Lord. And do not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his heart is indeed sinful, and Allah is Knowing of what you do
The Mount, The Mountain 52:21 Noun
وَٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتۡهُمۡ ذُرِّیَّتُهُم بِإِیمَـٰنٍ أَلۡحَقۡنَا بِهِمۡ ذُرِّیَّتَهُمۡ وَمَاۤ أَلَتۡنَـٰهُم مِّنۡ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَیۡءࣲۚ كُلُّ ٱمۡرِىِٕۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِینࣱ ۝٢١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And those who believed and whose descendants followed them in faith - We will join with them their descendants, and We will not deprive them of anything of their deeds. Every person, for what he earned, is retained
The Cloaked One, The Man Wearing a Cloak, The Clothed One 74:38 Noun
كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتۡ رَهِینَةٌ ۝٣٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retaine

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
رَهِينَةٌ rahiynahun Noun
رَهِينٌ rahiynun Noun
فَرِهَٰنٌ farihanun Noun