Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
شدد
Qur'an Occurrences
103 times across 48 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root شَدَدَ primarily conveys the idea of strengthening, making firm, or binding tightly. It implies intensity, severity, or becoming hard and robust.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: sh-d-d
Listen: لَشَدِيدٌ 100:8
Root letters: ش — د — د

Word Family Tree (29 forms)

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

Noun 96× Verb

Concordance — 103 Occurrences

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

Noun (92) · Verb (7)

Noun (92 verses — showing first 5)

The Courser, The Chargers, The Assulters 100:8 Noun
وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense
Jonah 10:70 Noun
مَتَـٰعࣱ فِی ٱلدُّنۡیَا ثُمَّ إِلَیۡنَا مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ ثُمَّ نُذِیقُهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلشَّدِیدَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ یَكۡفُرُونَ ۝٧٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [For them is brief] enjoyment in this world; then to Us is their return; then We will make them taste the severe punishment because they used to disbeliev
Hud 11:102 Noun
وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ أَخۡذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَاۤ أَخَذَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ وَهِیَ ظَـٰلِمَةٌۚ إِنَّ أَخۡذَهُۥۤ أَلِیمࣱ شَدِیدٌ ۝١٠٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And thus is the seizure of your Lord when He seizes the cities while they are committing wrong. Indeed, His seizure is painful and severe
Hud 11:80 Noun
قَالَ لَوۡ أَنَّ لِی بِكُمۡ قُوَّةً أَوۡ ءَاوِیۤ إِلَىٰ رُكۡنࣲ شَدِیدࣲ ۝٨٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
Joseph 12:22 Noun
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥۤ ءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُ حُكۡمࣰا وَعِلۡمࣰاۚ وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ نَجۡزِی ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِینَ ۝٢٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when Joseph reached maturity, We gave him judgment and knowledge. And thus We reward the doers of good

Derived Forms (29)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
أَشَدُّ ʾaashadu Noun 18×
شَدِيدُ shadiydu Noun 15×
شَدِيدًا shadiydanā Noun 12×
شَدِيدٌ shadiydun Noun 10×
أَشَدَّ ʾaashada Noun
شَدِيدٍ shadiydin Noun
أَشُدَّهُۥ ʾaashudahu Noun
لَشَدِيدٌ lashadiydun Noun
شِدَادٌ shidaādun Noun
وَأَشَدَّ waʾaashada Noun