The triliteral root ḥā bā rā (ح ب ر) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form I verb yuḥ'baru (يُحْبَرُ)
- four times as the noun aḥbār (أَحْبَار)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to delight
| (30:15:9) yuḥ'barūna | will be delighted | فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَهُمْ فِي رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ |
| (43:70:5) tuḥ'barūna | delighted | ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ أَنْتُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ |
Noun
| (5:44:15) wal-aḥbāru | and the scholars | يَحْكُمُ بِهَا النَّبِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَالْأَحْبَارُ |
| (5:63:4) wal-aḥbāru | and the religious scholars | لَوْلَا يَنْهَاهُمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّونَ وَالْأَحْبَارُ عَنْ قَوْلِهِمُ الْإِثْمَ وَأَكْلِهِمُ السُّحْتَ |
| (9:31:2) aḥbārahum | their rabbis | اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ |
| (9:34:7) l-aḥbāri | the rabbis | إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْأَحْبَارِ وَالرُّهْبَانِ لَيَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَاطِلِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
