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97 times in the Quran · 5 word forms · rank 116
The Quran root ص ح ب ṣ-ḥ-b
Words built from the root ص ح ب ([ṣ-ḥ-b]) appear 97 times in the Quran. The most common is أَصْحاب, “companions”, which comes 78 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.
Words from this root
| Word | Say it | Meaning | Times | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَصْحاب | aṣḥaab | companions · inhabitants | 78 | |
| صاحِب | ṣaaḥib | companion · O my two companions | 12 | |
| صاحِبَة | ṣaaḥiba | wife · companion | 4 | |
| تُصاحِبْ | tuṣaaḥib | keep me as a companion · accompany them | 2 | |
| يُصْحَبُ | yuṣḥabu | can be protected | 1 |
Examples from the Quran
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٣٩
أَصْحَابُ aṣḥābu · (are the) companions
And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those will be companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:39)
بَلَىٰ مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحَاطَتْ بِهِ خَطِيئَتُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٨١
أَصْحَابُ aṣḥābu · (are the) companions
Yes, [on the contrary], whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally. (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:81)
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا ٣٦
وَالصَّاحِبِ wal-ṣāḥibi · and the companion
Worship Allāh and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allāh does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful, (Surah An-Nisa, 4:36)
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَّهُ صَاحِبَةٌ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ١٠١
صَاحِبَةٌ ṣāḥibatun · a companion
[He is] Originator of the heavens and the earth. How could He have a son when He does not have a companion [i.e., wife] and He created all things? And He is, of all things, Knowing. (Surah Al-An'am, 6:101)
قَالَ إِن سَأَلْتُكَ عَن شَيْءٍ بَعْدَهَا فَلَا تُصَاحِبْنِي قَدْ بَلَغْتَ مِن لَّدُنِّي عُذْرًا ٧٦
تُصَاحِبْنِي tuṣāḥib'nī · keep me as a companion
[Moses] said, "If I should ask you about anything after this, then do not keep me as a companion. You have obtained from me an excuse." (Surah Al-Kahf, 18:76)
أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ ٤٣
يُصْحَبُونَ yuṣ'ḥabūna · can be protected
Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us. (Surah Al-Anbya, 21:43)
Surahs where it comes most
- Surah Al-Waqi'ah · 11×
- Surah Al-A'raf · 10×
- Surah Al-Baqarah · 7×
- Surah Al-Kahf · 4×
- Surah Al-Ma'idah · 3×
- Surah At-Tawbah · 3×
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.