سحر
s-ḥ-r
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root سحر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root سحر (sahar) primarily refers to the time just before daybreak, the last part of the night.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
s-ḥ-r
Listen:
سِحْرٌ
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Root letters:
س — ح — ر
Word Family Tree (33 forms)
All word forms derived from the root سحر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 60×
Verb 3×
Concordance — 63 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root سحر appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (57) · Verb (3)
Noun (57 verses — showing first 5)
Jonah 10:2
Noun
أَكَانَ لِلنَّاسِ عَجَبًا أَنۡ أَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ رَجُلࣲ مِّنۡهُمۡ أَنۡ أَنذِرِ ٱلنَّاسَ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ أَنَّ لَهُمۡ قَدَمَ صِدۡقٍ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡۗ قَالَ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرࣱ مُّبِینٌ ٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Have the people been amazed that We revealed [revelation] to a man from among them, [saying], "Warn mankind and give good tidings to those who believe that they will have a [firm] precedence of honor with their Lord"? [But] the disbelievers say, "Indeed, this is an obvious magician."
Jonah 10:76
Noun
فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِنۡ عِندِنَا قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسِحۡرࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ٧٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So when there came to them the truth from Us, they said, "Indeed, this is obvious magic."
Jonah 10:77
Noun
قَالَ مُوسَىٰۤ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَكُمۡۖ أَسِحۡرٌ هَـٰذَا وَلَا یُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّـٰحِرُونَ ٧٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Moses said, "Do you say [thus] about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? But magicians will not succeed."
Jonah 10:79
Noun
وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ٱئۡتُونِی بِكُلِّ سَـٰحِرٍ عَلِیمࣲ ٧٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And Pharaoh said, "Bring to me every learned magician."
Jonah 10:80
Noun
فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰۤ أَلۡقُوا۟ مَاۤ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ ٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
So when the magicians came, Moses said to them, "Throw down whatever you will throw."
Derived Forms (33)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| سِحْرٌ | siḥrun | Noun | 12× | |
| ٱلسَّحَرَةُ | lsaḥarahu | Noun | 7× | |
| ٱلسِّحْرَ | lsiḥra | Noun | 4× | |
| سَٰحِرٌ | saḥirun | Noun | 3× | |
| لَسَٰحِرٌ | lasaḥirun | Noun | 3× | |
| سَٰحِرٍ | saḥirin | Noun | 3× | |
| ٱلسَّاحِرُ | lsaāḥiru | Noun | 2× | |
| ٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَ | lmusaḥariyna | Noun | 2× | |
| مَّسْحُورًا | masḥuwranā | Noun | 2× | |
| بِسِحْرٍ | bisiḥrin | Noun | 2× |