ح ج ر ḥ-j-r
ح ج ر
ḥ-j-r
(lit., to block)
Definition
- 1حَجَرhajarblock, stone, rock12
- 2الْحِجْرAl-Hijrthe Stone Valley, where the people of Thamud lived1
- 3حِجْرhijrblocked, restricted, protected5
- 4حُجُورِكُمḥujūri-kumprotected in one's custody (lit., in your laps)1
- 5الْحُجُرَاتḥujurātprivate quarters1
- 6حِجْرhijrsense, reason1
Total uses in the Qur’an: 21
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
الْحَجَرَ · الْحِجَارَةُ · الْحِجَارَةِ · حِجَارَةً · حِجَارَة
ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْحَجَرَ
Strike the rock with your staff.
2:60draft glosses: 3 of 3
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةًۭ
And We rained upon them stones.
15:74draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 2
الْحِجْر
وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And indeed, the residents of the Stone Valley denied the messengers.
15:80draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 3
حِجْرًا · مَحْجُورًا
وَقَالُوا هَٰذِهِ أَنْعَامٌ وَحَرْثٌ حِجْرٌ
And they say falsely, 'These cattle and crops are restricted.'
6:138draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًۭا وَحِجْرًۭا مَّحْجُورًۭا
And He placed between these two bodies of water a barrier and a block that cannot be crossed.
25:53draft glosses: 5 of 5
Sense 4
حُجُورِكُم
وَرَبَٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِى فِى حُجُورِكُم
... and your step-daughters in your custody.
4:23draft glosses: 4 of 4
Sense 5
الْحُجُرَات
مِن وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ
... from outside your private quarters.
49:4draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 6
حِجْر
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
Is this oath strong enough for someone who has sense?
89:5draft glosses: 5 of 6 · 1 pending
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed