حنث

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns sin, transgression, and breaking oaths. It extends to concepts of deviation from truth or righteousness, and also takes on a meaning related to devotion and worship, often by abstaining from sin.

Derived headwords

الحِنْثُnoun

1.
great sinclassical
A grave sin or offense, often implying a significant transgression.
2.
sinboth
General term for sin or wrongdoing.
3.
breaking an oathboth
The act of violating or breaking an oath, especially one taken solemnly.
4.
deviationclassical
A departure from what is right or true, or vice versa.

وكانوا يصرون على الحنيث العظيم — And they persisted in the great sin.

حَنَثَverb

1.
to sinboth
To commit a sin or transgression.
2.
to break an oathboth
To violate an oath, to fail to uphold what was sworn.

حَنَثَ في يمينه: أثم — He broke his oath: he sinned.

أَحْنَثَverb

1.
to cause to break an oathclassical
To cause someone else to break their oath or sin.

وأحنثته أنا في يمينه، فحنث — And I caused him to break his oath, so he broke it.

المَحَانِثُnoun

1.
sites of sinclassical
Places or occasions where sin occurs or is committed. It is debated whether it has a singular form.

مَحْنَثٌnoun

1.
site of sinclassical
The singular form of محانث, referring to a place or occasion of sin.

تَحَنَّثَverb

1.
to worshipclassical
To engage in acts of worship or devotion, often implying seeking to avoid sin.
2.
to abstain from sinclassical
To act in a way that removes or negates sin or transgression from oneself.
3.
to withdraw from idolsclassical
To separate oneself from the worship of idols.

كان يخلو بغار حراء فيتحنث فيه (الليالي) — He used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira and worship there (for nights).

يُتَحَنَّثُverb

1.
to worshipclassical
Present tense of 'to worship', used in the context of devotion and seeking to avoid sin.
2.
to abstain from sinclassical
Present tense of 'to abstain from sin', acting to remove transgression.

هو يتحنث من القبيح أي يتحرج ويتأثم — He abstains from the ugly, meaning he is scrupulous and avoids sin.

الحِنْثُnoun

1.
maturityclassical
Reaching the age of maturity or accountability, where one is subject to divine judgment for actions.
2.
pubertyclassical
The age of puberty, often associated with the onset of sin and obedience.

بلغ الغلام الحنث، أي المعصية والطاعة — The boy reached the age of accountability, meaning disobedience and obedience.

أولاد الحِنْثnoun

1.
children of fornicationclassical
A term referring to illegitimate children, derived from the concept of sin.

يكثر فيهم (أولاد الحنث) — Illegitimate children are numerous among them.

Parallel reading

وكانوا يصرون على الحنيث العظيم

And they persisted in the great sin.

اليمين حنث أو مندمة

The oath is either a transgression or a cause for regret.

الحنث في اليمين: نقصها، والنكث فيها، وهو من الحنث: الإثم

Breaking an oath means diminishing it, or breaking it, and it is from sin: the transgression.

يقول: إما أن يندم على ما حلف عليه، أو يحنث، فيلزمه الكفارة.

He says: either he regrets what he swore upon, or he breaks the oath, and the expiation becomes obligatory upon him.

حنث في يمينه: أثم.

He broke his oath: he sinned.

على فلان يمين قد حنث فيها، وعليه أحناث كثيرة.

So-and-so has an oath which he has broken, and many transgressions are upon him.

فإنما اليمين حنث أو ندم

For the oath is either a transgression or regret.

والحنث حنث اليمين إذا لم تبر.

And the transgression is the breaking of the oath if it is not fulfilled.

الحنث: أن يقول الإنسان غير الحق.

The deviation: is for a person to say other than the truth.

وقد حنث الرجل في يمينه، فعلم حنثا وحنثا، وأحنثته أنا في يمينه، فحنث إذا لم يبر فيها.

And the man broke his oath, and he committed transgression and transgression, and I caused him to break his oath, so he broke it if he did not fulfill it.

هو يتحنث من القبيح أي يتحرج ويتأثم.

He abstains from the ugly, meaning he is scrupulous and avoids sin.

كان يخلو بغار حراء فيتحنث فيه (الليالي)

He used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira and worship there (for nights).

أي يتعبد، وفي رواية (كان يخلو بغار حراء فيتحنث فيه وهو التعبد الليالي (ذوات العدد))

Meaning he worshiped, and in another narration (He used to seclude himself in the cave of Hira and worship there, which is worshiping for nights (of number)).

كأنه ينفي بذالك الحنث الذي هو الإثم عن نفسه

As if he is negating from himself that transgression which is sin.

يتحنث أي يفعل فعلا يخرج به من الحنث، وهو الإثم والحرج

He abstains from sin, meaning he does an act by which he exits sin, which is transgression and constraint.

هو يتحنث، أي يتعبد لله

He abstains from sin, meaning he worships God.

أرأيت أمورا كنت أتحنث بها في الجاهلية، من صلة رحم وصدقة

I have seen matters by which I used to draw near to God in the pre-Islamic ignorance, through maintaining kinship ties and charity.

يتحنث، أي يتعبد، ومعناه إلقاء الحنث عن نفسه، كالتأثم والتحوب.

He worships, meaning he worships, and its meaning is to cast off sin from himself, like seeking forgiveness and avoiding sin.

بلغ الغلام الحنث، أي الإدراك والبلوغ، وهو مجاز

The boy reached the age of accountability, meaning perception and maturity, and this is metaphorical.

من مات له ثلاثة من الولد لم يبلغوا الحنث دخل من أي أبواب الجنة شاء

Whoever has three children die before reaching the age of accountability will enter from whichever gate of Paradise he wishes.

يقال: بلغ الغلام الحنث، أي المعصية والطاعة

It is said: the boy reached the age of accountability, meaning disobedience and obedience.

يقال للشىء الذي يختلف الناس فيه، فيحتمل وجهين: محلف ومحنث.

It is said for a matter about which people differ, and it can have two interpretations: one that requires an oath and one that involves transgression.

الحنث: الرجوع في اليمين.

The transgression: is the retraction of an oath.

يكثر فيهم (أولاد الحنث) أي أولاد الزنا، من الحنث المعصية

Illegitimate children are numerous among them, meaning children of fornication, from the transgression of sin.