What does « Jth » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Jth (جث) 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.

جث
Jth
Root: ج - ث
Creed (aqida) 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Jth

One says 'jathathtuhu fa-njaththa' and 'jathathtuhu fa-jtaththa' (I uprooted it and it was uprooted).

Allah says: 'Uprooted (ujtuthhat) from the surface of the earth' (Ibrâhîm: 26).

This verb describes the evil tree, symbol of the disbelieving word, without stable roots.

Jth in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0
Surah Ibrahim : 26 Meccan
﴿وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍۢ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ ٱجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ ٱلْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍۢ
And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.

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