Home Quran Quran roots ج ح م
26 times in the Quran · 1 word form · rank 341
The Quran root ج ح م j-ḥ-m
Words built from the root ج ح م ([j-ḥ-m]) appear 26 times in the Quran. The most common is جَحِيم, “Hellfire”, which comes 26 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| جَحِيم | jaḥiim | Hellfire · blazing Fire | 26 |
Examples from the Quran
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَا تُسْأَلُ عَنْ أَصْحَابِ الْجَحِيمِ ١١٩
الْجَحِيمِ l-jaḥīmi · (of) the blazing Fire
Indeed, We have sent you, [O Muḥammad], with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner, and you will not be asked about the companions of Hellfire. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:119)
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِ ١٠
الْجَحِيمِ l-jaḥīmi · (of) the Hellfire
But those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those are the companions of Hellfire. (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:10)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah As-Saffat · 6×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 2×
- Surah Ad-Dukhan · 2×
- Surah An-Nazi'at · 2×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 1×
- Surah At-Tawbah · 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.
