Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
وجس
Parts of Speech
Verb (3×)
Qur'an Occurrences
3 times across 3 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    5 He listened to (S, A, K) a sound, (A,) or a low, faint, gentle, or soft, sound
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-j-s
Listen: فَأَوْجَسَ 51:28
Root letters: و — ج — س

Word Family Tree (2 forms)

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

Verb

Concordance — 3 Occurrences

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

Verb (3)

Verb (3 verses — showing first 5)

Hud 11:70 Verb
فَلَمَّا رَءَاۤ أَیۡدِیَهُمۡ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَیۡهِ نَكِرَهُمۡ وَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِیفَةࣰۚ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّاۤ أُرۡسِلۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِ لُوطࣲ ۝٧٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): But when he saw their hands not reaching for it, he distrusted them and felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not. We have been sent to the people of Lot."
Ta Ha 20:67 Verb
فَأَوۡجَسَ فِی نَفۡسِهِۦ خِیفَةࣰ مُّوسَىٰ ۝٦٧
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses
The Winnowing Winds, The Scatterers 51:28 Verb
فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِیفَةࣰۖ قَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِیمࣲ ۝٢٨
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy

Derived Forms (2)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
فَأَوْجَسَ faʾaawjasa Verb
وَأَوْجَسَ waʾaawjasa Verb