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The triliteral root jīm bā yā (ج ب ي) occurs 12 times in the Quran, in three derived forms:

once as the form I verb yuj'bā (يُجْبَىٰٓ)
10 times as the form VIII verb ij'tabā (ٱجْتَبَىٰ)
once as the noun jawāb (جَوَاب)

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 bring, to gather

(28:57:14) yuj'bā

are brought

أَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّنْ لَهُمْ حَرَمًا آمِنًا يُجْبَىٰ إِلَيْهِ ثَمَرَاتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

Verb (form VIII) - to choose

(3:179:23) yajtabī	chooses	وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَجْتَبِي مِنْ رُسُلِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ
(6:87:5) wa-ij'tabaynāhum	and We chose them	وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
(7:203:7) ij'tabaytahā	you devised it	وَإِذَا لَمْ تَأْتِهِمْ بِآيَةٍ قَالُوا لَوْلَا اجْتَبَيْتَهَا
(12:6:2) yajtabīka	will choose you	وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَجْتَبِيكَ رَبُّكَ وَيُعَلِّمُكَ مِنْ تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ
(16:121:3) ij'tabāhu	He chose him	شَاكِرًا لِأَنْعُمِهِ اجْتَبَاهُ وَهَدَاهُ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
(19:58:21) wa-ij'tabaynā	and We chose	وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ وَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَاجْتَبَيْنَا
(20:122:2) ij'tabāhu	chose him	ثُمَّ اجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدَىٰ
(22:78:7) ij'tabākum	(has) chosen you	هُوَ اجْتَبَاكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ
(42:13:31) yajtabī	chooses	اللَّهُ يَجْتَبِي إِلَيْهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي إِلَيْهِ مَنْ يُنِيبُ
(68:50:1) fa-ij'tabāhu	But chose him	فَاجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Noun

(34:13:9) kal-jawābi

like reservoirs

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِنْ مَحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ

Quran Dictionary - ج ب ي

Verb (form I) - to bring, to gather

Verb (form VIII) - to choose

Noun

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