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Quran Maqasid

زَيْتُون

زيتون in the Quran

Meaning: and the olives

زيتون occurs 5 times in 5 verses across 4 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
5
Verses
5
Surahs
4

زَيْتُون

Noun · 5 times

Meaning: and the olives · Also translated as: And olive, and the olive

Forms in the Quran

  • وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ ×4
  • وَزَيْتُونًا ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

زيتون، وزيتونة، نحو: شجر وشجرة، قال تعالى: زيتونة لا شرقية ولا غربية

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿والتين والزيتون﴾ [التين: 1]. الزيتون: اسم جنس واحده زيتونة، كقمح وقمحة، والزيت عصارته، يقال: زات طعامه ورأسه، أي مسهما بالزيت. قوله: ﴿والتين والزيتون﴾ قيل: أقسم الله بهذين الجنسين، وقيل: بجبليهما اللذين ينبتان فيهما: طور زيتا وطور سينا. وازدات فلان: أي ادهن بالزيت.

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root ز ي ت

Verses with زيتون

Verses 1–5 of 5

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He Who sendeth down Rain from the skies: With it We produce Vegetation of all kinds: From some We produce Green (crops), out of which We produce grain, Heaped up (at harvest); Out of the date-palm And its sheaths (or spathes) (Come) clusters of dates Hanging low and near: And (then there are) gardens Of grapes, and olives, And pomegranates, Each similar (in kind) Yet different (in variety): When they begin to bear fruit, Feast your eyes with the fruit And the ripeness thereof. Behold! in these things There are Signs for people Who believe.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:99
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    It is He who produceth Gardens, with trellises And without, and dates, And tilth with produce Of all kinds, and olives And pomegranates, Similar (in kind) And different (in variety): Eat of their fruit In their season, but render The dues that are proper On the day that the harvest Is gathered. But waste not By excess: for God Loveth not the wasters.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:141
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    With it He produces For you corn, olives, Date-palms, grapes, And every kind of fruit: Verily in this is a Sign For those who give thought.

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

    And Olives and Dates,

    Surah 'Abasa, verse 80:29
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    By the Fig And the Olive,

    Surah At-Tin, verse 95:1