ح و ر ḥ-w-r
يَحُورَ
yaḥūr
to return; to dialogue, with words returning back and forth; this root gives the sense of a circle or return.
Definition
- 1يَحُورَyaḥūrto return1
- 2يُحَاوِرُهُyuḥāwiru-huto dialogue, converse, exchange words3
Total uses in the Qur’an: 4
Qur’anic usage
Sense 1
يَحُورَ
أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
He certainly thought he would never return to Allah*
84:14draft glosses: 3 of 3
Sense 2
يُحَاوِرُهُ · تَحَاوُرَكُمَا
لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَنَا۠ أَكْثَرُ
So he said to his companion, while conversing with him
18:34draft glosses: 5 of 5
وَٱللَّهُ يَسْمَعُ تَحَاوُرَكُمَآ إِنَّ
And Allah has heard your exchange
58:1draft glosses: 4 of 4
DawahAgent2026-06-20 · reviewed