هشم
h-sh-m
Lexical Summary
Definitions (1)
Meanings associated with the root هشم across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.
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The root هشم (hshm) primarily means to break something, especially if it's dry or hollow, like a head. The verb هَشَّمَهُ (hashshamahu) implies breaking it severely or crushing it.Lane's Lexicon
Pronunciation
Transliteration:
h-sh-m
Listen:
كَهَشِيمِ
54:31
Root letters:
ه — ش — م
Word Family Tree (2 forms)
All word forms derived from the root هشم as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.
Noun 2×
Concordance — 2 Occurrences
Every place in the Qur'an where the root هشم appears, grouped by grammatical role.
Noun (2)
Noun (2 verses — showing first 5)
The Cave 18:45
Noun
وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَا كَمَاۤءٍ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ فَٱخۡتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَأَصۡبَحَ هَشِیمࣰا تَذۡرُوهُ ٱلرِّیَـٰحُۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ مُّقۡتَدِرًا ٤٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability
The Moon 54:31
Noun
إِنَّاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ صَیۡحَةࣰ وَ ٰحِدَةࣰ فَكَانُوا۟ كَهَشِیمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ ٣١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International):
Indeed, We sent upon them one blast from the sky, and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen
Derived Forms (2)
Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.
| Arabic | Transliteration | POS | Meaning | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| كَهَشِيمِ | kahashiymi | Noun | 1× | |
| هَشِيمًا | hashiymanā | Noun | 1× |