Quranic root

حظظ

ḥ · ẓ · ẓ

The root centers on an allotted share, portion, or lot, especially a share associated with fortune or favorable circumstances.

The lexical range develops from an apportioned share or lot to good fortune and the state of being fortunate or well-provided.

Forms in the Quran

The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.

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Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.

Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.

Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.

Show 3 Classical meanings

حَظَّ
To be or become fortunate, or to possess good fortune.
Classical verbal usage, attested with perfect and imperfect forms.
- Lane · entry 14912
أَحْظَظَ
To be or become rich, wealthy, or opulent; to be in a state of competence or sufficiency.
A derived verbal usage describing material abundance or freedom from want.
- Lane · entry 14912
حَظِيظٌ
Fortunate; possessing a good share of the means of subsistence; in a reported usage, competent or wealthy.
An adjectival form describing a person’s favorable condition or adequate provision.
- Lane · entry 14917

Points that affect how this root should be read.

The canonical Quran root حظظ is matched to Lane and Maqayis under the contracted heading حظ.
The Quran-attested form in this packet is the noun حَظّ; the listed verbal and adjectival forms are broader Classical Arabic evidence, not additional Quranic form groups.

Lane’s preference expression أَحْظَيْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ is materially lexical but its attribution is unresolved: the passage allows derivation from حظظ or from حُظْوَةٌ.