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سَمِعَ

سمع in the Quran

Meaning: hear

سمع occurs 100 times in 91 verses across 44 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
100
Verses
91
Surahs
44

سَمِعَ

Verb · 78 times

Meaning: hear · Also translated as: and listen, they listen, listen

Forms in the Quran

  • يَسْمَعُونَ ×19
  • سَمِعْنَا ×16
  • يَسْمَعُ ×6
  • سَمِعُوا۟ ×6
  • وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ×4
  • تَسْمَعُ ×4
  • سَمِعَ ×2
  • وَٱسْمَعْ ×2

سَمْع

Noun · 22 times

Meaning: their hearing · Also translated as: your hearing

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلسَّمْعَ ×11
  • سَمْعِهِمْ ×3
  • سَمْعَكُمْ ×2
  • سَمْعًا ×2
  • بِسَمْعِهِمْ ×1
  • وَسَمْعِهِمْ ×1
  • سَمْعِهِۦ ×1
  • لِلسَّمْعِ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

السمع: قوة في الأذن به يدرك الأصوات، وفعله يقال له السمع أيضا، وقد سمع سمعا.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿واسمع غير مسمع﴾ [النساء: 46] كانوا اليهود لعنهم الله، يقولون له: اسمع ظاهرا، وفي أنفسهم: لا سمعت. وقيل: معناه: غير مجاب إلى ما تدعونا إليه. ومنه قوله: «الله إني أعوذ بك من دعاء لا يسمع» أي لا يجاب. وقول المصلي: «سمع الله لمن حمده» أي أجابه وقبله. وإنما قيل ذلك لأن غرض الداعي قبول دعائه وإجابته، فأوقع…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root س م ع

Verses with سمع

Verses 1–20 of 91

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath set a seal On their hearts and on their hearing, And on their eyes is a veil; Great is the penalty they (incur).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:7
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    The lightning all but snatches away Their sight; every time the light (Helps) them, they walk therein, And when the darkness grows on them, They stand still. And if God willed, He could take away Their faculty of hearing and seeing; For God hath power over all things

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:20
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Can ye (O ye men of Faith) Entertain the hope that they Will believe in you?— Seeing that a party of them Heard the Word of God, And perverted it knowingly After they understood it.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:75
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember We took Your Covenant and We raised Above you (the towering height) Of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly To what We have given you, And hearken (to the Law)" They said: "We hear, And we disobey" And they had to drink Into their hearts (Of the taint) of the Calf Because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed Are the behests of your Faith If ye have any faith!"

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:93
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    ye of Faith! Say not (to the Apostle) Words of ambiguous import, But words of respect; And hearken (to him): To those without Faith Is a grievous punishment.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:104
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    The parable of those Who reject Faith is As if one were to shout Like a goat-herd, to things That listen to nothing But calls and cries: Deaf, dumb, and blind, They are void of wisdom.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:171
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    If anyone changes the bequest After hearing it, The guilt shall be on those Who make the change. For God hears and knows (All things).

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:181
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Apostle believeth In what hath been revealed To him from his Lord, As do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth In God, His angels, His books, and His apostles. "We make no distinction (they say) Between one and another Of His apostles." And they say: "We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, Our Lord, and to Thee Is the end of all journeys."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:285
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    God hath heard The taunt of those Who say: "Truly, God Is indigent and we Are rich!"—We shall Certainly record their word And (their act) of slaying The Prophets in defiance Of right, and We shall say: "Taste ye the Penalty Of the Scorching Fire!

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:181
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    Ye shall certainly Be tried and tested In your possessions And in your personal selves; And ye shall certainly Hear much that will grieve you, From those who received The Book before you: And from those who Worship many gods. But if ye persevere Patiently, and guard Against evil,—then That will be A determining factor In all affairs.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:186
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Our Lord! we have heard The call of one calling (Us) to Faith, 'Believe ye In the Lord,' and we Have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins, Blot out from us Our iniquities, and take To Thyself our souls In the company of the righteous.

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:193
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Of the Jews there are those Who displace words From their (right) places, And say: "We hear And we disobey"; And "Hear what is not Heard"; and "Rā’inā";— With a twist of their tongues And a slander to Faith. If only they had said: "We hear and we obey; And "Do hear"; And "Do look at us": It would have been better For them, and more proper; But God hath cursed them For their Unbelief; and but few Of them will believe.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:46
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Already has He sent you Word in the Book, that when Ye hear the Signs of God Held in defiance and ridicule, Ye are not to sit with them Unless they turn to a different Theme: if ye did, ye would be Like them. For God will Collect the Hypocrites and those Who defy Faith—all in Hell;—

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:140
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And call in remembrance The favour of God Unto you, and His Covenant, Which He ratified With you, when ye said: "We hear and we obey": And fear God, for God Knoweth well The secrets of your hearts.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:7
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when they listen To the revelation received By the Apostle, thou wilt See their eyes overflowing With tears, for they Recognise the truth: They pray: "Our Lord! We believe; write us Down among the witnesses.

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:83
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    That is most suitable: That they may give the evidence In its true nature and shape, Or else they would fear That other oaths would be Taken after their oaths. But fear God, and listen (To His counsel): for God Guideth not a rebellious people:

    Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:108
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Those who listen (in truth), Be sure, will accept: As to the dead, God will Raise them up; then will they Be turned unto Him.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:36
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say:"Think ye, if God Took away your hearing And your sight, and sealed up Your hearts, who—a god Other than God—could Restore them to you?" See how We explain The Signs by various (symbols); Yet they turn aside.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:46
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    To those who inherit The earth in succession To its (previous) possessors, Is it not a guiding (lesson) That, if We so willed, We could punish them (too) For their sins, and seal up Their hearts so that they Could not hear?

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:100
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Many are the Jinns and men We have made for Hell: They have hearts wherewith they Understand not, eyes wherewith They see not, and ears wherewith They hear not. They are Like cattle,—nay more Misguided: for they Are heedless (of warning).

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:179