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سَمِعَ

سمع in the Quran

Meaning: hear

سمع occurs 100 times in 91 verses across 44 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
100
Verses
91
Surahs
44

سَمِعَ

Verb · 78 times

Meaning: hear · Also translated as: and listen, they listen, listen

Forms in the Quran

  • يَسْمَعُونَ ×19
  • سَمِعْنَا ×16
  • يَسْمَعُ ×6
  • سَمِعُوا۟ ×6
  • وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ×4
  • تَسْمَعُ ×4
  • سَمِعَ ×2
  • وَٱسْمَعْ ×2

سَمْع

Noun · 22 times

Meaning: their hearing · Also translated as: your hearing

Forms in the Quran

  • ٱلسَّمْعَ ×11
  • سَمْعِهِمْ ×3
  • سَمْعَكُمْ ×2
  • سَمْعًا ×2
  • بِسَمْعِهِمْ ×1
  • وَسَمْعِهِمْ ×1
  • سَمْعِهِۦ ×1
  • لِلسَّمْعِ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

السمع: قوة في الأذن به يدرك الأصوات، وفعله يقال له السمع أيضا، وقد سمع سمعا.

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿واسمع غير مسمع﴾ [النساء: 46] كانوا اليهود لعنهم الله، يقولون له: اسمع ظاهرا، وفي أنفسهم: لا سمعت. وقيل: معناه: غير مجاب إلى ما تدعونا إليه. ومنه قوله: «الله إني أعوذ بك من دعاء لا يسمع» أي لا يجاب. وقول المصلي: «سمع الله لمن حمده» أي أجابه وقبله. وإنما قيل ذلك لأن غرض الداعي قبول دعائه وإجابته، فأوقع…

عمدة الحفاظ في تفسير أشرف الألفاظ — السمين الحلبي
The full entries on the root س م ع

Verses with سمع

Verses 61–80 of 91

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    When Our Signs are rehearsed To such a one, he turns Away in arrogance, as if He heard them not, as if There were deafness in both His ears: announce to him A grievous Penalty.

    Surah Luqman, verse 31:7
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    But He fashioned him In due proportion, and breathed Into him something of His spirit. And He gave You (the faculties of) hearing And sight and feeling (And understanding): Little thanks do ye give!

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:9
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    If only thou couldst see When the guilty ones Will bend low their heads Before their Lord, (saying:) "Our Lord! We have seen And we have heard: Now then send us back (To the world): we will Work righteousness: for we Do indeed (now) believe."

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:12
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Does it not teach them A lesson, how many generations We destroyed before them, In whose dwellings they (Now) go to and fro? Verily in that are Signs: Do they not then listen?

    Surah As-Sajdah, verse 32:26
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    If ye invoke them, They will not listen To your call, and if They were to listen, They cannot answer Your (prayer). On the Day Of Judgment they will reject Your "Partnership". And none, (O man!) can tell thee (The Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:14
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For me, I have faith In the Lord of you (all): Listen, then, to me!"

    Surah Ya-Sin, verse 36:25
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    "We never heard (the like) Of this among the people Of these latter days: This is nothing but A made-up tale!"

    Surah Sad, verse 38:7
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Giving Good News And Admonition: yet most Of them turn away And so they hear not.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:4
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    At length, when they reach The (Fire), their hearing, Their sight, and their skins Will bear witness against them, As to (all) their deeds.

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:20
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    "Ye did not seek To hide yourselves, lest Your hearing, your sight, And your skins should bear Witness against you! But Ye did think that God Knew not many of the things That ye used to do!

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:22
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Unbelievers say "Listen not to this Qur-ān, But talk at random In the midst Of its (reading), that ye May gain the upper hand!"

    Surah Fussilat, verse 41:26
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    Or do they think That We hear not Their secrets and their Private counsels? Indeed (We do), and Our Messengers Are by them, to record.

    Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 43:80
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    He hears the Signs Of God rehearsed to him, Yet is obstinate and lofty, As if he had not Heard them: then announce To him a Penalty Grievous!

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:8
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    Then seest thou such A one as takes As his god his own Vain desire? God has, Knowing (him as such), Left him astray, and sealed His hearing and his heart (And understanding), and put A cover on his sight. Who, then, will guide him After God (has withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not Then receive admonition?

    Surah Al-Jathiyah, verse 45:23
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    And We had firmly established Them in a (prosperity and) power Which We have not given To you (ye Quraish!) And We had endowed them With (faculties of) Hearing, seeing, heart and intellect But of no profit to them Were their (faculties of) Hearing, sight, and heart And intellect, when they Went on rejecting the Signs Of God; and they were (Completely) encircled By that which they Used to mock at!

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:26
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book Revealed after Moses, Confirming what came Before it: it guides (men) To the Truth and To a Straight Path.

    Surah Al-Ahqaf, verse 46:30
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    Verily in this Is a Message For any that has A heart and understanding Or who gives ear and Earnestly witnesses (the truth).

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:37
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    The Day when they will Hear a (mighty) Blast In (very) truth: that Will be the Day Of Resurrection.

    Surah Qaf, verse 50:42
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    No frivolity will they Hear therein, nor any Taint of ill,—

    Surah Al-Waqi'ah, verse 56:25
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    God has indeed Heard (and accepted) the statement Of the woman who pleads With thee concerning her husband And carries her complaint (In prayer) to God: And God (always) hears The arguments between both Sides among you: for God Hears and sees (all things).

    Surah Al-Mujadila, verse 58:1