# Ha-Zay-Ra — حظر (HZr)

> Occurs in 2 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/HZr

- **Meaning:** To prevent, restrain, forbid, confine, limit, restrict, enclose, make a limit of seperation, protect or defend oneself by means of a person or thing.
- **Derived forms:** مُحْتَظِر (1) · مَحْظُور (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 20

- **Form in this verse:** مَحْظُورًا — maḥẓūran · "restricted"
  - **Grammar:** noun · passive · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

كُلاًّ نُمِدُّ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ وَهٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ مِنْ عَطَٓاءِ رَبِّكَۜ وَمَا كَانَ عَطَٓاءُ رَبِّكَ مَحْظُوراً

Kullan numiddu haola-i wahaola-imin AAata-i rabbika wama kana AAataorabbika mahthoora

To each do We extend — to these and to those — from the gift of thy Lord; and the gift of thy Lord is not restricted.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-20.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 31

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ — l-muḥ'taẓiri · "(used by) a fence builder"
  - **Grammar:** noun · pattern of ifti'al · active · masculine · genitive case

اِنَّٓا اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَـكَانُوا كَـهَش۪يمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ

Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatanwahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathir

We sent upon them one Blast, and they were like the dry stalks of the fence-maker.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-31.md_

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