# he-Za-Lam — هزل (hzl)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To be thin and lean, useless, fruitless, unprofitable, unproductive, vain, exhausted, joke, talk idle
- **Derived forms:** هَزْل (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 86. Surah At-Tariq, Verse 14

- **Form in this verse:** بِٱلْهَزْلِ — bil-hazli · "(is) for amusement"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case

وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِۜ

Wama huwa bilhazl

And it is not in jest.

_https://quran.so/surah-at-tariq/verse-14.md_

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