# Lam-Vav-Ha — لوح (lwH)

> Occurs in 6 verses of the Quran.

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

- **Meaning:** To change colour, become visible, gleam/shine, light up, scorching one, broad table or plate, tablet.
- **Derived forms:** لَوْح (5) · لَوَّاحَة (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 145

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْأَلْوَاحِ — l-alwāḥi · "the tablets"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَكَتَبْنَا لَهُ فِي الْاَلْوَاحِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَوْعِظَةً وَتَفْص۪يلاً لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍۚ فَخُذْهَا بِقُوَّةٍ وَأْمُرْ قَوْمَكَ يَأْخُذُوا بِاَحْسَنِهَاۜ سَاُر۪يكُمْ دَارَ الْفَاسِق۪ينَ

Wakatabna lahu fee al-alwahimin kulli shay-in mawAAithatan watafseelanlikulli shay-in fakhuthha biquwwatin wa/mur qawmakaya/khuthoo bi-ahsaniha saoreekum daraalfasiqeen

And We wrote for him on the tablets every thing as an admonition and an explanation for everything: “Hold thou them fast, and command thou thy people to take the best thereof. I will show thee the abode of the perfidious:

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-145.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 150

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْأَلْوَاحَ — l-alwāḥa · "the tablets"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسٰٓى اِلٰى قَوْمِه۪ غَضْبَانَ اَسِفاًۙ قَالَ بِئْسَمَا خَلَفْتُمُون۪ي مِنْ بَعْد۪يۚ اَعَجِلْتُمْ اَمْرَ رَبِّكُمْۚ وَاَلْقَى الْاَلْوَاحَ وَاَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ اَخ۪يهِ يَجُرُّهُٓ اِلَيْهِۜ قَالَ ابْنَ اُمَّ اِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُون۪ي وَكَادُوا يَقْتُلُونَن۪يۘ فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِيَ الْاَعْدَٓاءَ وَلَا تَجْعَلْن۪ي مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِم۪ينَ

Walamma rajaAAa moosa ilaqawmihi ghadbana asifan qala bi/samakhalaftumoonee min baAAdee aAAajiltum amra rabbikum waalqa al-alwahawaakhatha bira/si akheehi yajurruhu ilayhi qalaibna omma inna alqawma istadAAafoonee wakadooyaqtuloonanee fala tushmit biya al-aAAdaa walatajAAalnee maAAa alqawmi aththalimeen

And when Moses returned to his people, wrathful and grieved, he said: “Evil is what you took up while I was away; were you impatient over the command of your Lord?” And he cast down the tablets, and seized his brother by the head, dragging him to him. Said he: “Son of my mother: the people despised me and were about to kill me. Then cause thou not the enemies to gloat over me, nor place thou me with the wrongdoing people.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-150.md_

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 154

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْأَلْوَاحَ ۖ — l-alwāḥa · "the tablets"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · accusative case

وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ عَنْ مُوسَى الْغَضَبُ اَخَذَ الْاَلْوَاحَۚ وَف۪ي نُسْخَتِهَا هُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلَّذ۪ينَ هُمْ لِرَبِّهِمْ يَرْهَبُونَ

Walamma sakata AAan moosaalghadabu akhatha al-alwaha wafee nuskhatihahudan warahmatun lillatheena hum lirabbihimyarhaboon

And when the wrath had calmed in Moses, he took up the tablets; and in their inscription were guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-154.md_

### 54. Surah Al-Qamar, Verse 13

- **Form in this verse:** أَلْوَٰحٍۢ — alwāḥin · "(ark) made of planks"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, plural · genitive case · indefinite

وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلٰى ذَاتِ اَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍۙ

Wahamalnahu AAala thatialwahin wadusur

And We bore him upon that of planks and nails,

_https://quran.so/surah-al-qamar/verse-13.md_

### 74. Surah Al-Muddaththir, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** لَوَّاحَةٌۭ — lawwāḥatun · "Scorching"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine, singular · nominative case · indefinite

لَـوَّاحَةٌ لِلْبَشَرِۚ

Lawwahatun lilbashar

Scorching mortal man.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-muddaththir/verse-29.md_

### 85. Surah Al-Buruj, Verse 22

- **Form in this verse:** لَوْحٍۢ — lawḥin · "a Tablet"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · genitive case · indefinite

ف۪ي لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ

Fee lawhin mahfooth

In a protected tablet.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-buruj/verse-22.md_

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