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جَبَل

جبل in the Quran

Meaning: the mountains

جبل occurs 39 times in 37 verses across 32 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
39
Verses
37
Surahs
32

جَبَل

Noun · 39 times

Meaning: the mountains · Also translated as: the mountain, hill, to the mountain, like mountains

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلْجِبَالَ ×24
  • وَٱلْجِبَالُ ×6
  • جَبَلٍ ×3
  • ٱلْجَبَلِ ×2
  • لِلْجَبَلِ ×1
  • كَٱلْجِبَالِ ×1
  • جِبَالٍ ×1
  • يَٰجِبَالُ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الجبل جمعه: أجبال وجبال، وقال عز وجل:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله: ﴿والجبال أرساها﴾ [النازعات: 32]. الجبال: جمع جبل، ويجمع أيضا على أجبل وأجبال في القلة، واحد من معناه ولفظه.

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

Verses with جبل

Verses 1–20 of 37

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    Behold! Abraham said: "My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead." He said: "Dost thou not Then believe?" He said: "Yea! but to satisfy My own understanding." He said: "Take four birds; Tame them to turn to thee; Put a portion of them On every hill, and call to them: They will come to thee (Flying) with speed. Then know that God Is Exalted in Power, Wise."

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:260
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And remember how He Made you inheritors After the ’Ad people And gave you habitations In the land: ye build For yourselves palaces and castles In (open) plains, and carve out Homes in the mountains; So bring to remembrance The benefits (ye have received) From God, and refrain From evil and mischief On the earth."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:74
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Moses came To the place appointed by Us, And his Lord addressed him, He said: "O my Lord! Show (Thyself) to me, That I may look upon Thee." God said, "By no means Canst thou see Me (direct); But look upon the mount; If it abide In its place, then Shalt thou see Me." When his Lord manifested His glory on the Mount, He made it as dust, And Moses fell down In a swoon. When he Recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to Thee! To Thee I turn in repentance, and I Am the first to believe."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:143
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    When We shook the Mount Over them, as if it had been A canopy, and they thought It was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly To what We have given you, And bring (ever) to remembrance What is therein; Perchance ye may fear God."

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:171
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    So the Ark floated With them on the waves (Towering) like mountains, And Noah called out To his son, who had Separated himself (from the rest): "O my son! embark With us, and be not With the Unbelievers!"

    Surah Hud, verse 11:42
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    The son replied: "I will Betake myself to some mountain: It will save me from The water." Noah said: "This day nothing can save, From the Command of God, Any but those on whom He hath mercy!"— And the waves came Between them, and the son Was among those Overwhelmed in the Flood.

    Surah Hud, verse 11:43
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    If there were a Qur-ān With which mountains were moved, Or the earth were cloven asunder, Or the dead were made to speak, (This would be the one!) But, truly, the Command is With God in all things!' Do not the Believers know, That, had God (so) willed, He could have guided All mankind (to the Right)? But the Unbelievers,—never Will disaster cease to seize Them for their (ill) deeds, Or to settle close to their homes, Until the promise of God Come to pass, for, verily, God will not fail In His promise.

    Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 13:31
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Mighty indeed were the plots Which they made, but their plots Were (well) within the sight Of God, even though they were Such as to shake the hills!

    Surah Ibrahim, verse 14:46
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Out of the mountains Did they hew (their) edifices, (Feeling themselves) secure.

    Surah Al-Hijr, verse 15:82
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    And thy Lord taught the Bee To build its cells in hills, On trees, and in (men's) habitations;

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:68
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is God Who made. Out of the things He created, Some things to give you shade; Of the hills He made some For your shelter; He made you Garments to protect you From heat, and coats of mail To protect you from Your (mutual) violence. Thus does He complete His favours on you, that Ye may bow to His Will (In Islām).

    Surah An-Nahl, verse 16:81
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Nor walk on the earth With insolence: for thou Canst not rend the earth Asunder, nor reach The mountains in height.

    Surah Al-Isra, verse 17:37
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    One Day We shall Remove the mountains, and thou Wilt see the earth As a level stretch, And We shall gather them, All together, nor shall We Leave out any one of them.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:47
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    At it the skies are ready To burst, the earth To split asunder, and The mountains to fall down In utter ruin,

    Surah Maryam, verse 19:90
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee concerning The Mountains: say, "My Lord Will uproot them and scatter Them as dust;

    Surah Taha, verse 20:105
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    To Solomon We inspired The (right) understanding Of the matter: to each (Of them) We gave Judgment And Knowledge; it was Our power that made The hills and the birds Celebrate Our praises, With David: it was We Who did (all these things).

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:79
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seest thou not that To God bow down in worship All things that are In the heavens and on earth,— The sun, the moon, the stars; The hills, the trees, the animals; And a great number among Mankind? But a great number Are (also) such as are Fit for Punishment: and such As God shall disgrace, None can raise to honour: For God carries out All that He wills.

    Surah Al-Hajj, verse 22:18
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seest thou not that God Makes the clouds move Gently, then joins them Together, then makes them Into a heap?—then wilt thou See rain issue forth From their midst. And He Sends down from the sky Mountain masses (of clouds) Wherein is hail: He strikes Therewith whom He pleases And He turns it away From whom He pleases. The vivid flash of His lightning Well-nigh blinds the sight.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:43
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And ye carve houses Out of (rocky) mountains With great skill.

    Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 26:149
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thou seest the mountains And thinkest them firmly fixed: But they shall pass away As the clouds pass away: (Such is) the artistry of God, Who disposes of all things In perfect order: for He is Well acquainted with all that ye do.

    Surah An-Naml, verse 27:88