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The triliteral root shīn hā wāw (ش ه و) occurs 13 times in the Quran, in three derived forms:

eight times as the form VIII verb ish'tahat (ٱشْتَهَتْ)
three times as the noun shahawāt (شَّهَوَٰت)
twice as the noun shahwat (شَهْوَة)

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Verb (form VIII) - to desire

(16:57:7) yashtahūna	they desire	وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ الْبَنَاتِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَلَهُمْ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ
(21:102:7) ish'tahat	desire	وَهُمْ فِي مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ
(34:54:5) yashtahūna	they desire	وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ
(41:31:11) tashtahī	desire	وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنْفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ
(43:71:9) tashtahīhi	desires	وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ الْأَنْفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْأَعْيُنُ
(52:22:5) yashtahūna	they desire	وَأَمْدَدْنَاهُمْ بِفَاكِهَةٍ وَلَحْمٍ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
(56:21:4) yashtahūna	they desire	وَلَحْمِ طَيْرٍ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ
(77:42:3) yashtahūna	they desire	وَفَوَاكِهَ مِمَّا يَشْتَهُونَ

Noun

(3:14:4) l-shahawāti	(of) the (things they) desire	زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَالْبَنِينَ وَالْقَنَاطِيرِ الْمُقَنْطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ
(4:27:9) l-shahawāti	the passions	وَيُرِيدُ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الشَّهَوَاتِ أَنْ تَمِيلُوا مَيْلًا عَظِيمًا
(19:59:8) l-shahawāti	the lusts	فَخَلَفَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ أَضَاعُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوَاتِ

Noun

(7:81:4) shahwatan	lustfully	إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِنْ دُونِ النِّسَاءِ
(27:55:4) shahwatan	(with) lust	أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِنْ دُونِ النِّسَاءِ

Quran Dictionary - ش ه و

Verb (form VIII) - to desire

Noun

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