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103 times in the Quran · 7 word forms · rank 110
The Quran root ص ب ر ṣ-b-r
Words built from the root ص ب ر ([ṣ-b-r]) appear 103 times in the Quran. The most common is صَبَرَ, “be patient”, which comes 58 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| صَبَرَ | ṣabara | be patient · patient | 58 | |
| صابِر | ṣaabir | patient ones · those who are patient | 20 | |
| صَبْر | ṣabr | patience · through patience | 15 | |
| صَبّار | ṣabbaar | patient | 4 | |
| اصْطَبِرْ | aṣṭabir | be constant · be steadfast | 3 | |
| صابِرَة | ṣaabira | steadfast · patient women | 2 | |
| صابِرُ | ṣaabiru | patient | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَن نَّصْبِرَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامٍ وَاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنبِتُ الْأَرْضُ مِن بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّائِهَا وَفُومِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَىٰ بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ اهْبِطُوا مِصْرًا فَإِنَّ لَكُم مَّا سَأَلْتُمْ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ وَبَاءُوا بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ النَّبِيِّينَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوا وَّكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ ٦١
نَّصْبِرَ naṣbira · we endure
And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we can never endure one [kind of] food. So call upon your Lord to bring forth for us from the earth its green herbs and its cucumbers and its garlic and its lentils and its onions." [Moses] said, "Would you exchange what is better for what is less? Go into [any] settlement and indeed, you will have what you have asked." And they were covered with humiliation and poverty and returned with anger from Allāh [upon them]. That was because they [repeatedly] disbelieved in the signs of Allāh and killed the prophets without right. That was because they disobeyed and were [habitually] transgressing. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:61)
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلَالَةَ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَالْعَذَابَ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ فَمَا أَصْبَرَهُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ ١٧٥
أَصْبَرَهُمْ aṣbarahum · their endurance
Those are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error and forgiveness for punishment. How patient they are for [i.e., in pursuit of] the Fire! (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:175)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ ١٥٣
الصَّابِرِينَ l-ṣābirīna · the patient ones
O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allāh is with the patient. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:153)
وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ ٤٥
بِالصَّبْرِ bil-ṣabri · through patience
And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allāh] (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:45)
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُم بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ ٥
صَبَّارٍ ṣabbārin · patient
And We certainly sent Moses with Our signs, [saying], "Bring out your people from darknesses into the light and remind them of the days of Allāh." Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful. (Surah Ibrahim, 14:5)
رَّبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا ٦٥
وَاصْطَبِرْ wa-iṣ'ṭabir · and be constant
Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them - so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?" (Surah Maryam, 19:65)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 9×
- Surah Ali 'Imran · 8×
- Surah Al-Kahf · 8×
- Surah An-Nahl · 7×
- Surah Al-Anfal · 5×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 4×
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.