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بَعْل

بعل in the Quran

Meaning: their husbands

بعل occurs 7 times in 5 verses across 5 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
7
Verses
5
Surahs
5

بَعْل

Noun · 6 times

Meaning: their husbands · Also translated as: her husband, my husband

Forms in the Quran

  • بُعُولَتِهِنَّ ×2
  • وَبُعُولَتُهُنَّ ×1
  • بَعْلِهَا ×1
  • بَعْلِى ×1
  • لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ ×1

بَعْل

Proper noun · 1 time

Meaning: Baal

Forms in the Quran

  • بَعْلًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

البعل هو الذكر من الزوجين، قال الله عز وجل: وهذا بعلي شيخا [هود/ 72] ، وجمعه بعولة، نحو: فحل وفحولة. قال تعالى:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

البعل: الزوج. وزوجة: بعلة. واشتق من لفظه مصدر، وبعل يبعل، باعل يباعل مباعلة، كنوا بذلك عن الجماع. وفي الحديث، في أيام التشريق: "إنها أيام أكل وشرب وبعال" ويقال: بعل يبعل ويبعل بعلا وبعولة إذا صار بعلا. واستبعل فهو مستبعل كذلك.

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

Verses with بعل

Verses 1–5 of 5

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Divorced women Shall wait concerning themselves For three monthly periods. Nor is it lawful for them To hide what God Hath created in their wombs, If they have faith In God and the Last Day. And their husbands Have the better right To take them back In that period, if They wish for reconciliation. And women shall have rights Similar to the rights Against them, according To what is equitable; But men have a degree (Of advantage) over them. And God is Exalted in Power, Wise.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:228
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    If a wife fears Cruelty or desertion On her husband's part, There is no blame on them If they arrange An amicable settlement Between themselves; And such settlement is best; Even though men's souls Are swayed by greed. But if ye do good And practise self-restraint, God is well-acquainted With all that ye do.

    Surah An-Nisa, verse 4:128
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    She said: "Alas for me! Shall I bear a child, Seeing I am an old woman, And my husband here Is an old man? That would indeed Be a wonderful thing!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:72
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Will ye call upon Baal And forsake the Best Of Creators,—

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:125