شهد
sh-h-d
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root شهد across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root شهد (shhd) refers to witnessing, observing, or being present. A "shahid" is a witness, one who testifies to what they've seen or know, or someone who is present.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
sh-h-d
Listen:
لَشَهِيدٌ
100:7
Root letters:
ش — ه — د
Word Family Tree (81 forms)
All word forms derived from the root شهد as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 107×
Verb 53×
Concordance — 160 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root شهد appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (90) · Verb (43)
Noun (90 verses — showing first 5)
وَإِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And indeed, he is to that a witness
Jonah 10:29
Noun
فَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِیدَۢا بَیۡنَنَا وَبَیۡنَكُمۡ إِن كُنَّا عَنۡ عِبَادَتِكُمۡ لَغَـٰفِلِینَ ٢٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And sufficient is Allah as a witness between us and you that we were of your worship unaware."
Jonah 10:46
Noun
وَإِمَّا نُرِیَنَّكَ بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِی نَعِدُهُمۡ أَوۡ نَتَوَفَّیَنَّكَ فَإِلَیۡنَا مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ شَهِیدٌ عَلَىٰ مَا یَفۡعَلُونَ ٤٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And whether We show you some of what We promise them, [O Muhammad], or We take you in death, to Us is their return; then, [either way], Allah is a witness concerning what they are doin
Jonah 10:61
Noun
وَمَا تَكُونُ فِی شَأۡنࣲ وَمَا تَتۡلُوا۟ مِنۡهُ مِن قُرۡءَانࣲ وَلَا تَعۡمَلُونَ مِنۡ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَیۡكُمۡ شُهُودًا إِذۡ تُفِیضُونَ فِیهِۚ وَمَا یَعۡزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثۡقَالِ ذَرَّةࣲ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَلَاۤ أَصۡغَرَ مِن ذَ ٰلِكَ وَلَاۤ أَكۡبَرَ إِلَّا فِی كِتَـٰبࣲ مُّبِینٍ ٦١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And, [O Muhammad], you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any of the Qur'an and you [people] do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear register
Hud 11:103
Noun
إِنَّ فِی ذَ ٰلِكَ لَءَایَةࣰ لِّمَنۡ خَافَ عَذَابَ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِۚ ذَ ٰلِكَ یَوۡمࣱ مَّجۡمُوعࣱ لَّهُ ٱلنَّاسُ وَذَ ٰلِكَ یَوۡمࣱ مَّشۡهُودࣱ ١٠٣
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed in that is a sign for those who fear the punishment of the Hereafter. That is a Day for which the people will be collected, and that is a Day [which will be] witnessed
Derived Forms (81)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| شَهِيدًا | shahiydanā | Noun | 16× | |
| شَهِيدٌ | shahiydun | Noun | 10× | |
| وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ | walshahadahi | Noun | 10× | |
| شُهَدَآءَ | shuhadaāʾa | Noun | 10× | |
| ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ | lshahidiyna | Noun | 6× | |
| يَشْهَدُ | yashhadu | Verb | 4× | |
| شَهِيدًۢا | shahiydanā | Noun | 4× | |
| شَهِدَ | shahida | Verb | 4× | |
| يَشْهَدُونَ | yashhaduwna | Verb | 4× | |
| شَٰهِدًا | shahidanā | Noun | 3× |