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21 times in the Quran · 2 word forms · rank 392
The Quran root ح ل م ḥ-l-m
Words built from the root ح ل م ([ḥ-l-m]) appear 21 times in the Quran. The most common is حَلِيم, “Most Forbearing”, which comes 15 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| حَلِيم | ḥaliim | Most Forbearing · All-Forbearing | 15 | |
| حُلُم | ḥulum | dreams · puberty | 6 |
Examples from the Quran
لَّا يُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللَّهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِي أَيْمَانِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن يُؤَاخِذُكُم بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ٢٢٥
حَلِيمٌ ḥalīmun · Most Forbearing
Allāh does not impose blame upon you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but He imposes blame upon you for what your hearts have earned. And Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:225)
وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُم بِهِ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَاءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنتُمْ فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ أَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُونَهُنَّ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُوَاعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّا أَن تَقُولُوا قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا وَلَا تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَةَ النِّكَاحِ حَتَّىٰ يَبْلُغَ الْكِتَابُ أَجَلَهُ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ ٢٣٥
حَلِيمٌ ḥalīmun · Most Forbearing
There is no blame upon you for that to which you [indirectly] allude concerning a proposal to women or for what you conceal within yourselves. Allāh knows that you will have them in mind. But do not promise them secretly except for saying a proper saying. And do not determine to undertake a marriage contract until the decreed period reaches its end. And know that Allāh knows what is within yourselves, so beware of Him. And know that Allāh is Forgiving and Forbearing. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:235)
قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِتَأْوِيلِ الْأَحْلَامِ بِعَالِمِينَ ٤٤
أَحْلَامٍ aḥlāmin · dreams
They said, "[It is but] a mixture of false dreams, and we are not learned in the interpretation of dreams." (Surah Yusuf, 12:44)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 3×
- Surah Hud · 2×
- Surah Yusuf · 2×
- Surah An-Nur · 2×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 1×
- Surah An-Nisa · 1×
Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.