What does « Rumḥ » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Rumḥ (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
Rumḥ
Root: ر - م - ح
Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Rumḥ

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.

Rumḥ 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.

Words from the same root as Rumḥ

أرم
Arm
أمر
Amr
بحر
Baḥr
برح
Bariḥa
برم
Bram
ثمر
Thamar
جحم
Juḥma
جرح
Jaraḥa

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