Discover the meaning of the word Spear / Javelin (رمح) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.
رمح
Spear / Javelin
Root: ر - م - ح
Quranic language 1 verse
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Spear / Javelin
Allah says: 'That your hands and spears (rimâhukum) might reach' (Al-Mâ'ida: 94).
Al-rimâh: plural of 'rumh' (spear).
The verse speaks of hunting, between what is caught by hand and what is reached by spears.
O you who have believed, Allah will surely test you through something of the game that your hands and spears [can] reach, that Allah may make evident those who fear Him unseen. And whoever transgresses after that - for him is a painful punishment.