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جانِب

جانب in the Quran

Meaning: side

جانب occurs 9 times in 9 verses across 6 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
9
Verses
9
Surahs
6

جانِب

Noun · 9 times

Meaning: side · Also translated as: direction, and distances himself

Forms in the Quran

  • جَانِبَ ×5
  • بِجَانِبِهِۦ ×2
  • بِجَانِبِ ×2

Its root in the classical dictionaries

أصل الجنب: الجارحة، وجمعه: جنوب، قال الله عز وجل: فتكوى بها جباههم وجنوبهم [التوبة/ 35] ، وقال تعالى: تتجافى جنوبهم عن المضاجع [السجدة/ 16] ، وقال عز وجل: قياما وقعودا وعلى جنوبهم [آل عمران/ 191] .

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله: ﴿والصاحب بالجنب﴾ [النساء: 36].

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

Verses with جانب

Verses 1–9 of 9

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Do ye then feel secure That He will not cause you To be swallowed up Beneath the earth When ye are on land, Or that He will not send Against you a violent tornado (With showers of stones) So that ye shall find No one to carry out Your affairs for you?

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:68
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    Yet when We bestow Our favours on man, He turns away and becomes Remote on his side (instead Of coming to Us), and when Evil seizes him he Gives himself up to despair!

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:83
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We called him From the right side Of Mount (Sinai), and made Him draw near to Us, For mystic (converse).

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:52
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from Your enemy, and We Made a Covenant with you On the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent Down to you Manna And quails:

    Surah Taha, verse 20:80
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    Now when Moses had fulfilled The term, and was travelling With his family, he perceived A fire in the direction Of Mount Ṭūr. He said To his family: "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; I hope To bring you from there Some information, or a burning Firebrand, that ye may Warm yourselves."

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:29
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thou wast not on the Western Side when We decreed The Commission to Moses, Nor wast thou a witness (Of those events).

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:44
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor wast thou at the side Of (the Mountain of) Ṭūr When We called (to Moses). Yet (art thou sent) As a Mercy from thy Lord, To give warning to a people To whom no warner had come Before thee: in order that They may receive admonition.

    Surah Al-Qasas, verse 28:46
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    (So) they should not strain Their ears in the direction Of the Exalted Assembly But be cast away From every side,

    Surah As-Saffat, verse 37:8
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We bestow favours On man, he turns away, And gets himself remote On his side (instead of' Coming to Us); and when Evil seizes him, (he comes) Full of prolonged prayer!

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:51