What does « Juthma » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Juthma (جثم) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

جثم
Juthma
Root: ج - ث - م
Quranic language 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Juthma

'They became fallen (jâthimîn) in their homes' (Al-A'râf: 78): metaphor for those who remain motionless, from 'jathama al-tâ'ir' (the bird crouched) when it settles on its breast.

This describes destroyed peoples, frozen in death.

Juthma in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 5 Medinan: 0
Distribution of verses by surah
Al-A'raf 2
Hud 2
Al-'Ankabut 1
Surah Al-A'raf : 78 Meccan
﴿فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ﴾
So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.
Surah Al-A'raf : 91 Meccan
﴿فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ﴾
So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.
Surah Hud : 67 Meccan
﴿وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ﴾
And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone
Surah Hud : 94 Meccan
﴿وَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا شُعَيْبًا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَأَخَذَتِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ﴾
And when Our command came, We saved Shu'ayb and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us. And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone
Surah Al-'Ankabut : 37 Meccan
﴿فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ﴾
But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

Words from the same root as Juthma

إثم
Ithm
ثمد
Thamada
ثمر
Thamar
ثمن
Thman
جث
Jath
جثى
Jthā
جحم
Juḥma
جدث
Jadath

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