Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
فور
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×), Noun (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
4 times across 4 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root فَوْر (fawr) primarily describes boiling or effervescence, like water boiling or anger flaring up. It also refers to things gushing forth, such as water from the earth or blood from a vein.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: f-w-r
Listen: تَفُورُ 67:7
Root letters: ف — و — ر

Word Family Tree (3 forms)

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

Verb Noun

Concordance — 4 Occurrences

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

Verb (3) · Noun (1)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:40 Verb
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ قُلۡنَا ٱحۡمِلۡ فِیهَا مِن كُلࣲّ زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ وَمَنۡ ءَامَنَۚ وَمَاۤ ءَامَنَ مَعَهُۥۤ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣱ ۝٤٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): [So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few
The Believers 23:27 Verb
فَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَیۡهِ أَنِ ٱصۡنَعِ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ بِأَعۡیُنِنَا وَوَحۡیِنَا فَإِذَا جَاۤءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ فَٱسۡلُكۡ فِیهَا مِن كُلࣲّ زَوۡجَیۡنِ ٱثۡنَیۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ مِنۡهُمۡۖ وَلَا تُخَـٰطِبۡنِی فِی ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوۤا۟ إِنَّهُم مُّغۡرَقُونَ ۝٢٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation, and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into the ship from each [creature] two mates and your family, except those for whom the decree [of destruction] has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned
The Sovereignty, Control, The Kingdom 67:7 Verb
إِذَاۤ أُلۡقُوا۟ فِیهَا سَمِعُوا۟ لَهَا شَهِیقࣰا وَهِیَ تَفُورُ ۝٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): When they are thrown into it, they hear from it a [dreadful] inhaling while it boils up

Derived Forms (3)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَفَارَ wafaāra Verb
تَفُورُ tafuwru Verb
فَوْرِهِمْ fawrihim Noun