What does « Rmḥ » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Rmḥ (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

Rmḥ

Root: ر - م - ح

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Rmḥ

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.

Rmḥ in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 0 Medinan: 1

Surah Al-Maida : 94 Medinan

﴿يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَيَبْلُوَنَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنَ ٱلصَّيْدِ تَنَالُهُۥٓ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَرِمَاحُكُمْ لِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَخَافُهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ فَمَنِ ٱعْتَدَىٰ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَهُۥ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴾

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.