Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
هجع
Parts of Speech
Verb (1×)
Qur'an Occurrences
1 times across 1 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root هجع (hjE) refers to the setting of a star or a light sleep in the early part of the night. It implies a brief, initial period of rest or decline.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: h-j-ʿ
Listen: يَهْجَعُونَ 51:17
Root letters: ه — ج — ع

Word Family Tree (1 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 1 Occurrences

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

Verb (1)

Verb (1 verses — showing first 5)

The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 51:17 Verb
كَانُوا۟ قَلِیلࣰا مِّنَ ٱلَّیۡلِ مَا یَهۡجَعُونَ ۝١٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): They used to sleep but little of the night

Derived Forms (1)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
يَهْجَعُونَ yahjaʿuwna Verb