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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 21–37 of 37

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    We did indeed offer The Trust to the Heavens And the Earth And the Mountains; But they refused To undertake it, Being afraid thereof: But man undertook it;— He was indeed unjust And foolish;—

    Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33:72
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    We bestowed Grace aforetime On David from Ourselves: "O ye Mountains! sing ye Back the Praises of God With him! and ye birds (Also)! And We made The iron soft for him;—

    Surah Saba, verse 34:10
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    Seest thou not that God sends down rain From the sky? With it We then bring out produce Of various colours And in the mountains Are tracts white and red, Of various shades of colour, And black intense in hue.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:27
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    It was We that made The hills declare, In unison with him, Our Praises, at eventide And at break of day,

    Surah Sad, verse 38:18
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains will fly Hither and thither.

    Surah At-Tur, verse 52:10
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains shall Be crumbled to atoms,

    Surah Al-Waqi'ah, verse 56:5
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    Had We sent down This Qur-ān on a mountain, Verily, thou wouldst have seen It humble itself and cleave Asunder for fear of God. Such are the similitudes Which We propound to men, That they may reflect.

    Surah Al-Hashr, verse 59:21
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the earth is moved, And its mountains, And they are crushed to powder At one stroke,—

    Surah Al-Haqqah, verse 69:14
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains will be Like wool,

    Surah Al-Ma'arij, verse 70:9
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    One Day the earth And the mountains Will be in violent commotion. And the mountains will be As a heap of sand Poured out and flowing down.

    Surah Al-Muzzammil, verse 73:14
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    When the mountains are Scattered (to the winds) as dust;

    Surah Al-Mursalat, verse 77:10
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains as pegs?

    Surah An-Naba, verse 78:7
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains Shall vanish, as if They were a mirage.

    Surah An-Naba, verse 78:20
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains Hath He firmly fixed;

    Surah An-Nazi'at, verse 79:32
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    When the mountains vanish (Like a mirage);

    Surah At-Takwir, verse 81:3
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    And at the Mountains, How they are fixed firm?—

    Surah Al-Ghashiyah, verse 88:19
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And the mountains Will be like carded wool.

    Surah Al-Qari'ah, verse 101:5