# Ha-Be-Lam — حبل (Hbl)

> Occurs in 7 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** tie/fasten with rope, rope/cord, covenant, a thing by means of which one snares/catches/snares, obtaining an assurance/promise of safety, snare, to entrap, to captivate, being pregnant/full, bond, cause of union, link of connexion, marriage, carotid artery, jugular vein, calamity/misfortune, a foetus in the womb, grapevine, one who binds, crisped/plaited/rope-like hair (e.g. that of Ethiopians)
- **Derived forms:** حَبْل (7)

## Verses containing this root

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 103

- **Form in this verse:** بِحَبْلِ — biḥabli · "to (the) rope"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللّٰهِ جَم۪يعاً وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواۖ وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيْكُمْ اِذْ  كُنْتُمْ اَعْدَٓاءً فَاَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْ فَاَصْبَحْتُمْ بِنِعْمَتِه۪ٓ اِخْوَاناًۚ وَكُنْتُمْ عَلٰى شَفَا حُفْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ فَاَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْهَاۜ   كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اٰيَاتِه۪ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

WaAAtasimoo bihabliAllahi jameeAAan wala tafarraqoo wathkurooniAAmata Allahi AAalaykum ith kuntum aAAdaanfaallafa bayna quloobikum faasbahtum biniAAmatihiikhwanan wakuntum AAala shafa hufratinmina annari faanqathakum minha kathalikayubayyinu Allahu lakum ayatihi laAAallakumtahtadoon

And hold fast to the rope of God all together, and be not divided. And remember the favour of God upon you: when you were enemies, He united your hearts so that by His favour you became brethren; and you were upon the edge of a pit of fire, and He rescued you from it. Thus does God make plain to you His proofs, that you might be guided.

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-103.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 112

- **Form in this verse:** بِحَبْلٍۢ — biḥablin · "with a rope"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ اَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُٓوا اِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَبَٓاؤُ۫ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَةُۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الْاَنْبِيَٓاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّۜ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ۠

Duribat AAalayhimu aththillatuayna ma thuqifoo illa bihablin mina Allahiwahablin mina annasi wabaoo bighadabinmina Allahi waduribat AAalayhimu almaskanatu thalikabi-annahum kanoo yakfuroona bi-ayati Allahiwayaqtuloona al-anbiyaa bighayri haqqin thalikabima AAasaw wakanoo yaAAtadoon

Pitched upon them will be ignominy wherever they are found save for a rope from God and a rope from men. And they will incur wrath from God, and wretchedness will be pitched upon them, for it is that they denied the proofs of God! And they killed the prophets without cause, for it is that they opposed and exceeded all bounds!

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-112.md_

### 3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 112

- **Form in this verse:** وَحَبْلٍۢ — waḥablin · "and a rope"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ اَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُٓوا اِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ وَبَٓاؤُ۫ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللّٰهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَسْكَنَةُۜ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ بِاٰيَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ الْاَنْبِيَٓاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّۜ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ۠

Duribat AAalayhimu aththillatuayna ma thuqifoo illa bihablin mina Allahiwahablin mina annasi wabaoo bighadabinmina Allahi waduribat AAalayhimu almaskanatu thalikabi-annahum kanoo yakfuroona bi-ayati Allahiwayaqtuloona al-anbiyaa bighayri haqqin thalikabima AAasaw wakanoo yaAAtadoon

Pitched upon them will be ignominy wherever they are found save for a rope from God and a rope from men. And they will incur wrath from God, and wretchedness will be pitched upon them, for it is that they denied the proofs of God! And they killed the prophets without cause, for it is that they opposed and exceeded all bounds!

_https://quran.so/surah-ali-imran/verse-112.md_

### 20. Surah Taha, Verse 66

- **Form in this verse:** حِبَالُهُمْ — ḥibāluhum · "Their ropes"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · nominative case

قَالَ بَلْ اَلْقُواۚ فَاِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِمْ اَنَّهَا تَسْعٰى

Qala bal alqoo fa-itha hibaluhumwaAAisiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min sihrihim annahatasAAa

He said: “Nay, you cast.” And then their ropes and their staffs seemed to him, by their sorcery, to be moving,

_https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-66.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 44

- **Form in this verse:** حِبَالَهُمْ — ḥibālahum · "their ropes"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

فَاَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ

Faalqaw hibalahum waAAisiyyahumwaqaloo biAAizzati firAAawna inna lanahnualghaliboon

And they cast their ropes and their staffs, and said: “By the power and glory of Pharaoh are we the victors!”

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-44.md_

### 50. Surah Qaf, Verse 16

- **Form in this verse:** حَبْلِ — ḥabli · "(his) jugular vein"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِه۪ نَفْسُهُۚ وَنَحْنُ اَقْرَبُ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَر۪يدِ

Walaqad khalaqna al-insanawanaAAlamu ma tuwaswisu bihi nafsuhu wanahnu aqrabuilayhi min habli alwareed

And We have created man; and We know what his soul whispers within him; and We are nearer to him than the jugular vein:

_https://quran.so/surah-qaf/verse-16.md_

### 111. Surah Al-Masad, Verse 5

- **Form in this verse:** حَبْلٌۭ — ḥablun · "(will be) a rope"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · nominative case · indefinite

ف۪ي ج۪يدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِنْ مَسَدٍ

Fee jeediha hablun min masad

Around her neck a rope of twisted strands.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-masad/verse-5.md_

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