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ظَهْر

ظهر in the Quran

Meaning: their backs

ظهر occurs 25 times in 24 verses across 14 surahs of the Quran. Below is every verse with its translation. Tap any word to see its meaning.

Occurrences
25
Verses
24
Surahs
14

ظَهْر

Noun · 15 times

Meaning: their backs · Also translated as: its back, your backs, their loins

Forms in the Quran

  • ظُهُورِهِمْ ×5
  • ظُهُورِهَا ×2
  • ظَهْرِهِۦٓ ×2
  • ظُهُورِكُمْ ×1
  • ظُهُورُهُمَآ ×1
  • وَظُهُورُهُمْ ×1
  • ظَهْرِهَا ×1
  • ظُهُورِهِۦ ×1

ظَهَرَ

Verb · 10 times

Meaning: apparent · Also translated as: they gain dominance, and became manifest, they come to know, scale it

Forms in the Quran

  • ظَهَرَ ×4
  • يَظْهَرُوا۟ ×3
  • وَظَهَرَ ×1
  • يَظْهَرُوهُ ×1
  • يَظْهَرُونَ ×1

Its root in the classical dictionaries

الظهر الجارحة، وجمعه ظهور. قال عز وجل:

المفردات في غريب القرآن — الراغب الأصفهاني

قوله تعالى: ﴿وإن تظاهرا عليه﴾ [التحريم: 4] أي تعاونا. يقال: ظاهرته أي عاونته. قال تعالى: ﴿وأنزل الذين ظاهروهم﴾ [الأحزاب: 26] أي عاونوهم. وأصل ذلك من الظهر الذي هو الجارحة، لأن المعاون يساعد صاحبه بجوارحه وأقواها ظهره. ثم جعل عبارة عن كل معاونة وإن كانت بغير الظهر حتى باللسان. قوله: ﴿وكان الكافر على ربه ظهيرا﴾…

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

Verses with ظهر

Verses 1–20 of 24

  1. Each word opens its meaning.

    And when there came to them An Apostle from God, Confirming what was with them, A party of the People of the Book Threw away the Book of God Behind their backs, As if (it had been something) They did not know!

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:101
  2. Each word opens its meaning.

    They ask thee Concerning the New Moons. Say: They are but signs To mark fixed periods of time In (the affairs of) men, And for Pilgrimage. It is no virtue if ye enter Your houses from the back: It is virtue if ye fear God. Enter houses Through the proper doors: And fear God: That ye may prosper.

    Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 2:189
  3. Each word opens its meaning.

    And remember God took a Covenant From the People of the Book, To make it known And clear to mankind, And not to hide it; But they threw it away Behind their backs, And purchased with it Some miserable gain! And vile was the bargain They made!

    Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 3:187
  4. Each word opens its meaning.

    Lost indeed are they Who treat it as a falsehood That they must meet God, Until on a sudden The hour is on them, And they say: "Ah! woe Unto us that we took No thought of it"; For they bear their burdens On their backs, And evil indeed are The burdens that they bear?

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:31
  5. Each word opens its meaning.

    "And behold! ye come To Us bare and alone As We created you For the first time: Ye have left behind you All (the favours) which We bestowed on you: We see not with you Your intercessors Whom ye thought to be Partners in your affairs: So now all relations Between you have been Cut off, and your (pet) fancies Have left you in the lurch!

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:94
  6. Each word opens its meaning.

    And they say that Such and such cattle and crops Are taboo, and none should Eat of them except those Whom—so they say—We Wish; further, there are Cattle forbidden to yoke Or burden, and cattle On which, (at slaughter), The name of God is not Pronounced;—inventions Against God's name: soon Will He requite them For their inventions.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:138
  7. Each word opens its meaning.

    For those who followed The Jewish Law, We forbade Every (animal) with Undivided hoof, And We forbade them The fat of the ox And the sheep, except What adheres to their backs Or their entrails, Or is mixed up With a bone: This in recompense For their wilful disobedience: For We are True (In Our ordinances).

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:146
  8. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: "Come, I will rehearse What God hath (really) Prohibited you from": join not Anything as equal with Him; Be good to your parents; Kill not your children On a plea of want;—We Provide sustenance for you And for them;—come not Nigh to shameful deeds, Whether open or secret; Take not life, which God Hath made sacred, except By way of justice and law: Thus doth He command you, That ye may learn wisdom.

    Surah Al-An'am, verse 6:151
  9. Each word opens its meaning.

    Say: The things that my Lord Hath indeed forbidden are: Shameful deeds, whether open Or secret; sins and trespasses Against truth or reason; assigning Of partners to God, for which He hath given no authority; And saying things about God Of which ye have no knowledge.

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:33
  10. Each word opens its meaning.

    When thy Lord drew forth From the Children of Adam— From their loins— Their descendants, and made them Testify concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (Who cherishes and sustains you)?"— They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest Ye should say on the Day Of Judgment: "Of this we Were never mindful":

    Surah Al-A'raf, verse 7:172
  11. Each word opens its meaning.

    How (can there be such a league), Seeing that if they get an advantage Over you, they respect not In you the ties either of kinship Or of covenant? With (fair words From) their mouths they entice you, But their hearts are averse From you; and most of them Are rebellious and wicked.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:8
  12. Each word opens its meaning.

    On the Day when heat Will be produced out of That (wealth) in the fire Of Hell, and with it will be Branded their foreheads, Their flanks, and their backs. —"This is the (treasure) which ye Buried for yourselves: taste ye, Then, the (treasures) ye buried!"

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:35
  13. Each word opens its meaning.

    Indeed they had plotted Sedition before, and upset Matters for thee,—until The Truth arrived, and the Decree Of God became manifest, Much to their disgust.

    Surah At-Tawbah, verse 9:48
  14. Each word opens its meaning.

    "For if they should Come upon you, they would Stone you or force you To return to their cult, And in that case ye would Never attain prosperity."

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:20
  15. Each word opens its meaning.

    Thus were they made Powerless to scale it Or to dig through it.

    Surah Al-Kahf, verse 18:97
  16. Each word opens its meaning.

    If only the Unbelievers Knew (the time) when they Will not be able To ward off the Fire From their faces, nor yet From their backs, and (when) No help can reach them!

    Surah Al-Anbya, verse 21:39
  17. Each word opens its meaning.

    And say to the believing women That they should lower Their gaze and guard Their modesty; that they Should not display their Beauty and ornaments except What (must ordinarily) appear Thereof; that they should Draw their veils over Their bosoms and not display Their beauty except To their husbands, their fathers, Their husbands’ fathers, their sons, Their husbands’ sons, Their brothers or their brothers’ sons, Or their sisters’ sons, Or their women, or the slaves Whom their right hands Possess, or male servants Free of physical needs, Or small children who Have no sense of the shame Of sex; and that they Should not strike their feet In order to draw attention To their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! Turn ye all together Towards God, that ye May attain Bliss.

    Surah An-Nur, verse 24:31
  18. Each word opens its meaning.

    Mischief has appeared On land and sea because Of (the meed) that the hands Of men have earned, That (God) may give them A taste of some of their Deeds: in order that the May turn back (from Evil).

    Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30:41
  19. Each word opens its meaning.

    If God were to punish Men according to what They deserve, He would not Leave on the back Of the (earth) a single Living creature: but He Gives them respite For a stated Term: When their Term expires, Verily God has in His sight All His servants.

    Surah Fatir, verse 35:45
  20. Each word opens its meaning.

    If it be His Will, He can still the Wind: Then would they become Motionless on the back Of the (ocean). Verily In this are Signs For everyone who patiently Perseveres and is grateful.

    Surah Ash-Shuraa, verse 42:33