# he-Cim-Dal — هجد (hjd)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To sleep watch, remain awake. Hajjada - to awake from sleep, pray in the night. Ahjad - to lay the neck upon the ground (camel). Tohajjad - remain awake.
- **Derived forms:** تَهَجَّدْ (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 17. Surah Al-Isra, Verse 79

- **Form in this verse:** فَتَهَجَّدْ — fatahajjad · "arise from sleep"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of tefa'ul · 2nd person, masculine, singular · imperative mood

وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَـتَهَجَّدْ بِه۪ نَافِلَةً لَكَۗ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوداً

Wamina allayli fatahajjad bihi nafilatanlaka AAasa an yabAAathaka rabbuka maqaman mahmooda

And some of the night, keep thou vigil with it, as an addition for thee; it may be that thy Lord will raise thee to a praised station.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-isra/verse-79.md_

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