Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
وهب
Qur'an Occurrences
25 times across 12 surahs

Definitions (1)

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

  1. 1
    The root "whb" primarily means to give something as a free, disinterested gift, without expectation of compensation.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: w-h-b
Listen: وَيَهَبُ 42:49
Root letters: و — ه — ب

Word Family Tree (13 forms)

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

Verb 22× Noun

Concordance — 25 Occurrences

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

Verb (21) · Noun (3)

Verb (21 verses — showing first 5)

Abraham 14:39 Verb
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِی وَهَبَ لِی عَلَى ٱلۡكِبَرِ إِسۡمَـٰعِیلَ وَإِسۡحَـٰقَۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی لَسَمِیعُ ٱلدُّعَاۤءِ ۝٣٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Praise to Allah , who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication
Mary 19:19 Verb
قَالَ إِنَّمَاۤ أَنَا۠ رَسُولُ رَبِّكِ لِأَهَبَ لَكِ غُلَـٰمࣰا زَكِیࣰّا ۝١٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): He said, "I am only the messenger of your Lord to give you [news of] a pure boy."
Mary 19:49 Verb
فَلَمَّا ٱعۡتَزَلَهُمۡ وَمَا یَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥۤ إِسۡحَـٰقَ وَیَعۡقُوبَۖ وَكُلࣰّا جَعَلۡنَا نَبِیࣰّا ۝٤٩
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): So when he had left them and those they worshipped other than Allah , We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each [of them] We made a prophet
Mary 19:5 Verb
وَإِنِّی خِفۡتُ ٱلۡمَوَ ٰلِیَ مِن وَرَاۤءِی وَكَانَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتِی عَاقِرࣰا فَهَبۡ لِی مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِیࣰّا ۝٥
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an hei
Mary 19:50 Verb
وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُم مِّن رَّحۡمَتِنَا وَجَعَلۡنَا لَهُمۡ لِسَانَ صِدۡقٍ عَلِیࣰّا ۝٥٠
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We gave them of Our mercy, and we made for them a reputation of high honor

Derived Forms (13)

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

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
وَوَهَبْنَا wawahabnaā Verb
هَبْ hab Verb
ٱلْوَهَّابُ lwahaābu Noun
وَهَبْ wahab Verb
وَيَهَبُ wayahabu Verb
يَهَبُ yahabu Verb
ٱلْوَهَّابِ lwahaābi Noun
وَهَبَتْ wahabat Verb
فَوَهَبَ fawahaba Verb
وَهَبْنَا wahabnaā Verb