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Quran Maqasid

رَحْل

رحل in the Quran

Meaning: their saddlebags

رحل occurs 3 times in 3 verses across 1 surah of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
3
Verses
3
Surahs
1

رَحْل

Noun · 3 times

Meaning: their saddlebags · Also translated as: the bag, his bag

Forms in the Quran

  • رِحَالِهِمْ ×1
  • رَحْلِ ×1
  • رَحْلِهِۦ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الرحل ما يوضع على البعير للركوب، ثم يعبر به تارة عن البعير، وتارة عما يجلس عليه في المنزل، وجمعه رحال. وقال لفتيانه اجعلوا بضاعتهم في رحالهم

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿في رحالهم﴾ [يوسف: 62] جمع رحل. والرحل: يطلق على ما يوضع على البعير عند ركوبه قال: [من البسيط]

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

Verses with رحل

Verses 1–3 of 3

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And (Joseph) told his servants To put their stock-in-trade (With which they had bartered) Into their saddle-bags, So they should know it only When they returned to their people, In order that they Might come back.

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:62
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    At length when he had furnished Them forth with provisions (Suitable) for them, he put The drinking cup into His brother's saddle-bag. Then shouted out a Crier: "O ye (in) the Caravan! Behold! ye are thieves, Without doubt!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:70
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said: "The penalty Should be that he In whose saddle-bag It is found, should be held (As bondman) to atone For the (crime). Thus it is We punish the wrong-doers!"

    Surah Yusuf, verse 12:75