بَحْر
Noun · 41 timesMeaning: the sea · Also translated as: the two seas
Forms in the Quran
- ٱلْبَحْرَ ×23
- وَٱلْبَحْرِ ×9
- ٱلْبَحْرَيْنِ ×4
- ٱلْبِحَارُ ×2
- بَحْرٍ ×1
- أَبْحُرٍ ×1
- ٱلْبَحْرَانِ ×1
بَحْر
Meaning: the sea
بحر occurs 41 times in 39 verses across 25 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.
Meaning: the sea · Also translated as: the two seas
أصل البحر: كل مكان واسع جامع للماء الكثير، هذا هو الأصل، ثم اعتبر تارة سعته
والبحر: أصله المكان المتسع ذو الماء الملح. وأما العذب فهل يقال فيه بحر؟ فمن أثبته استشهد بقوله: ﴿وما يستوي البحران هذا عذب فرات سائغ شرابه وهذا ملح أجاج﴾ [فاطر: 12]. ومن منع جعله من باب التغليب، كقولهم: العمران والقمران، في أبي بكر وعمر، والشمس والقمر. ثم اعتبرت منه السعة في الأجرام والمعاني، فقالوا: بحرت البعير، أي…
Verses 1–20 of 39
And remember We divided The Sea for you and saved you And drowned Pharaoh's people Within your very sight.
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:50Behold! In the creation Of the heavens and the earth; In the alternation Of the Night and the Day; In the sailing of the ships Through the Ocean For the profit of mankind; In the rain which God Sends down from the skies, And the life which He gives therewith To an earth that is dead; In the beasts of all kinds That He scatters Through the earth; In the change of the winds, And the clouds which they Trail like their slaves Between the sky and the earth;— (Here) indeed are Signs For a people that are wise.
Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:164Lawful to you is the pursuit Of water-game and its use For food,—for the benefit Of yourselves and those who Travel; but forbidden Is the pursuit of land-game;— As long as ye are In the Sacred Precincts Or in pilgrim garb. And fear God, to Whom Ye shall be gathered back.
Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 5:96With Him are the keys Of the Unseen, the treasures That none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is On the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall But with His knowledge: There is not a grain In the darkness (or depths) Of the earth, nor anything Fresh or dry (green or withered), But is (inscribed) in a Record Clear (to those who can read).
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:59Say: "Who is it That delivereth you From the dark recesses Of land and sea, When ye call upon Him In humility And silent terror: If He only delivers us From these (dangers), (We vow) we shall truly Show our gratitude?"
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:63It is He Who maketh The stars (as beacons) for you, That ye may guide yourselves, With their help, Through the dark spaces Of land and sea: We detail Our Signs For people who know.
Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:97We took the Children of Israel (With safety) across the sea. They came upon a people Devoted entirely to some idols They had. They said: "O Moses! fashion for us A god like unto the gods They have." He said: "Surely ye are a people Without knowledge.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:138Ask them concerning the town Standing close by the sea. Behold! they transgressed In the matter of the Sabbath. For on the day of their Sabbath Their fish did come to them, Openly holding up their heads, But on the day they had No Sabbath, they came not: Thus did We make a trial Of them, for they were Given to transgression.
Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:163He it is who enableth you To traverse through land And sea; so that ye even board Ships;—they sail with them With a favourable wind, And they rejoice thereat; Then comes a stormy wind And the waves come to them From all sides, and they think They are being overwhelmed: They cry unto God, sincerely Offering (their) duty unto Him, Saying, "If Thou dost deliver us From this, we shall truly Show our gratitude!"
Surah Yunus, verse 10:22We took the Children Of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them In insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed With the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god Except Him Whom the Children Of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (To God in Islām)."
Surah Yunus, verse 10:90It is God Who hath created The heavens and the earth And sendeth down rain From the skies, and with it Bringeth out fruits wherewith To feed you; it is He Who hath made the ships subject To you, that they may sail Through the sea by His Command; And the rivers (also) Hath He made subject to you.
Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:32It is He Who has made The sea subject, that ye May eat thereof flesh That is fresh and tender, And that ye may extract Therefrom ornaments to wear; And thou seest the ships Therein that plough the waves, That ye may seek (thus) Of the bounty of God And that ye may be grateful.
Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:14Your Lord is He That maketh the Ship Go smoothly for you Through the sea, in order that Ye may seek of His Bounty. For He is unto you Most Merciful.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:66When distress seizes you At sea, those that ye Call upon—besides Himself— Leave you in the lurch! But when He brings you back Safe to land, ye turn Away (from Him). Most ungrateful Is man!
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:67We have honoured the sons Of Adam; provided them With transport on land and sea; Given them for sustenance things Good and pure; and conferred On them special favours, Above a great part Of Our Creation.
Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:70Behold, Moses said To his attendant, "I will not Give up until I reach The junction of the two Seas or (until) I spend Years and years in travel."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:60But when they reached The Junction, they forgot (About) their Fish, which took Its course through the sea (Straight) as in a tunnel.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:61He replied: "Sawest thou (What happened) when we Betook ourselves to the rock? I did indeed forget (About) the Fish: none but Satan made me forget To tell (you) about it: It took its course through The sea in a marvellous way!"
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:63"As for the boat, It belonged to certain Men in dire want: They plied on the water: I but wished to render it Unserviceable, for there was After them a certain king Who seized on every boat By force.
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:79Say: "If the ocean were Ink (wherewith to write out) The words of my Lord, Sooner would the ocean be Exhausted than would the words Of my Lord, even if we Added another ocean Like it, for its aid."
Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:109