Quranic root
هجع
h · j · ʿ
The root centers on sleep, especially sleep during the night.
The basic sleep meaning extends to a sleep interval or light early-night sleep, a derived verb meaning to sleep, and a figurative description of a foolish person who is submissive to everyone. A specialized reported use denotes the setting of a star.
- Maqāyīs · row 4840
- Mufradāt · row 1512
- Lane · entry 17047
- Lane · entry 17048
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- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
هَجَعَ
hajaʿa
- Part of speech
- Verb · Form I
- Form
- I
- Quran occurrences
- 1 occurrence
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
To sleep, especially at night.
In كانوا قليلاً من الليل ما يهجعون (51:17), the wording may describe their sleeping as occupying little of the night, or, through the use of قليلًا for near-negation, their scarcely sleeping or not sleeping.
- Mufradāt · row 1512
Selected Quran examples
Quran 51:17word 6
“sleep”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 51:17يَهْجَعُونَsleep
Broader Classical Arabic meanings
Recorded for this root in the Classical lexicons beyond its Quran usage. These are secondary to the Quran senses above.
Show 4 Classical meanings
تَهَجَّعَ
To sleep.
A Form V derived verb meaning to sleep.
- Lane · entry 17047
هَجْعَةٌ
A sleep or sleep interval; specifically, a light sleep in the first part of the night.
A noun for an episode or period of sleep, with the supplied classical specialization to light early-night sleep.
- Lane · entry 17048
- Mufradāt · row 1512
هُجَعٌ
A foolish person who is submissive or yielding to everyone.
A figurative characterization of a person, presented as an extension of the sleep-related root meaning.
- Maqāyīs · row 4840
- Mufradāt · row 1512
هَجْعَةٌ
The setting of a star.
A specialized reported use, marked in the evidence as tentative or assumed figurative usage.
- Lane · entry 17048
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The Quranic occurrence is supplied in an imperfect plural surface form, while the public headword is normalized to the Form I perfect هَجَعَ.