Ha-Kaf-Mim
6 words from this root family
Ha-Kaf-Mim (ح-ك-م) has 6 words in the Fahm dictionary: ḥakīm (wise / all-wise), ḥakama (he judged / he ruled), ḥikmah (wisdom), ḥawkama (governance), and 2 more.
In the Quran, words built on this root occur 210 times in 189 verses, across 57 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:32. The form حَكِيمٌ (wise / all-wise) accounts for 97 of them.
Themes: Quranic, Academic Formal, Law Economics
| Word | Meaning | Type | In the Quran | Taught in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
حَكِيمٌ ḥakīm | wise / all-wise | adjective, A2 | 97× | Creation and Nature |
حَكَمَ ḥakama | he judged / he ruled | verb, B1 | 45× | Prophets and Messengers |
حِكْمَةٌ ḥikmah | wisdom | noun, A2 | 20× | Reward, Recompense, and Deeds, Time & Change |
حَوْكَمَة ḥawkama | governance | noun, B2 | Scholarly Discussion | |
مَحْكَمَة maḥkama | court / tribunal | noun, B2 | Courts & Legal System | |
حُكْم ḥukm | verdict / ruling / judgment | noun, B2 | 30× | Business & Trade |
“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُThey said: Be glorified! We have no knowledge saving that which Thou hast taught us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Knower, the Wise.
وَقَالَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ لَيْسَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَقَالَتِ ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ لَيْسَتِ ٱلْيَهُودُ عَلَىٰ شَىْءٍ وَهُمْ يَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۚ فَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَAnd the Jews say the Christians follow nothing (true), and the Christians say the Jews follow nothing (true); yet both are readers of the Scripture. Even thus speak those who know not. Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differ.
رَبَّنَا وَٱبْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُOur Lord! And raise up in their midst a messenger from among them who shall recite unto them Thy revelations, and shall instruct them in the Scripture and in wisdom and shall make them grow. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Mighty, Wise.
Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).
Intensive adjective (فَعِيل pattern) from the root ح-ك-م. Often paired with عَلِيمٌ (knowing) or عَزِيزٌ (mighty). Used to describe both God and the Quran.
Al-Ḥakīm (The All-Wise) appears 97 times in the Quran. The Quran itself is described as ḥakīm, meaning it is full of wisdom and perfectly arranged.
Form I verb. Past: حَكَمَ, Present: يَحْكُمُ. Related: حُكْمٌ (judgment/ruling), حَاكِمٌ (judge/ruler), حِكْمَةٌ (wisdom), أَحْكَامٌ (rulings). God is الْحَكَمُ (The Judge).
Justice (ʿadl) in judging is a divine command in the Quran. Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) derives from the Quran's emphasis on fair and wise judgment.
Feminine noun. Related to حَكِيم (wise, q078) and حَكَمَ (to judge, q106). Means both wisdom and prophetic teachings (Sunnah in some interpretations).
Ḥikmah in the Quran is described as a divine gift greater than material wealth - it encompasses sound judgment, prophetic teaching, and spiritual insight.