حفظ

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Form 1حَفِظَهُ2 senses · 1 main

muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarحِفْظُ

Core sense — he kept it, preserved it, guarded it, took care of itgenerated

1.1he kept and tended, or pastured and defended, the camels or the like—حَفِظَ المَالَ

He kept it, preserved it, guarded it, protected it, or took care of it, said of a thing; he prevented it from perishing or becoming lost, said of a thing, or of property and the like..

حِفْظٌ is the opposite of نِسْيَانٌ: it means taking care, being careful; being mindful, regardful, attentive, or considerate. See also form 5.

احتفظ بِهِ means the same as حَفِظَهُ.

[he was regardful of everything entitled to reverence, respect, honour, or defence in the character and belongings of his companion, or friend]—حَفِظَ حُرْمَةَ صَاحِبِهِ

he kept the secret—حَفِظَ السِّرَّ

he kept his oath—حَفِظَ يَمِينَهُ

This phrase has another meaning too, as will be seen below.

he kept the Qur'ān in his memory; he knew it, or learned it, by heart—حَفِظَ القُرْآنَ

See also form 5.

[he learned by heart from such a one]—حَفِظَ عِنْ فُلَانٍ

Followed by an accusative it means the same; or he retained it in his memory as learned or heard from such a one; or he remembered having heard it from such a one.

[He has preserved from being forgotten, for or against his creatures and his servants, what they do of good or evil]—قَدْ حَفِظَ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَعِبَادِهِ مَا يَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ أَوْ شَرٍّ

Said of God.

1.1.1such a one keeps himself and his tongue from mean or vile employment, in what does not concern him—فُلَانٌ يَحْفَظُ نَفْسَهُ وَلِسَانَهُ

and keep your oaths from being used or uttered on ordinary, mean, or vile occasions—وَٱحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ

In the Qur'ān 5:91, according to one way of interpreting it; this agrees with what is said in 2:224, where ordinary and frequent swearing by God is forbidden. Another possible meaning of the phrase has been shown above.

on this sense Also: he kept it from being used or employed for ordinary, mean, or vile purposes.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 2 shown of 7

15:17

وَحَفِظْنَـٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

And (moreover) We have guarded them from every cursed devil:

24:30

قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا۟ مِنْ أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا۟ فُرُوجَهُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ أَزْكَىٰ لَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ

Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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, (S, Mgh, Msb, K,) aor. حَفَظَ , (K,) inf. n. حِفْظُ , (S, Mgh, Msb,) He kept it, preserved it, guarded it, protected it, or took care of it; (S, K;) namely, a thing; (S;) he prevented it from perishing, or becoming lost; (Mgh, Msb;) namely, a thing, (Mgh,) or property &c.; (Msb;) and hence the saying, (Mgh,) حِفْظٌ is the contr. of نِسْيَانٌ ; (M, Mgh;) i. e., it signifies the taking care, being careful; (M;) being mind ful, regardful, attentive, or considerate: (M, K:) [see also 5:] and احتفظ بِهِ signifies the same as حَفِظَهُ . (S, Msb.) [Hence,] you say, حَفِظَ المَالَ He kept and tended, or pastured and defended, the camels or the like. (K.) [And حَفِظَ حُرْمَةَ صَاحِبِهِ He was regardful of everything entitled to reverence, respect, honour, or defence, in the character and appertenances of his companion, or friend.] And حَفِظَ السِّرَّ He kept the secret. (TA.) [And حَفِظَ يَمِينَهُ He kept his oath: but this has also another meaning, as will be seen below.] And حَفِظَ القُرْآنَ He kept, or retained, the Kur-án in his mind, or memory; got it, knew it, or learned it, by heart. (S, * Msb, K.) [See also 5.] And حَفِظَ عِنْ فُلَانٍ [He learned by heart from such a one: and, followed by an accus. case, the same; or he retained in his memory, as learned, or heard, from such a one; or he remembered to have heard from such a one]. (TA &c. passim.) And one says of God, قَدْ حَفِظَ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَعِبَادِهِ مَا يَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ خَيْرٍ أَوْ شَرٍّ [He hath preserved from oblivion, for, or against, his creatures and his servants, what they do of good or evil]. (TA.) Also He kept it from being used, or employed, on, or for, ordinary, mean, or vile, occasions, or purposes. (Mgh, Msb.) You say, فُلَانٌ يَحْفَظُ نَفْسَهُ وَلِسَانَهُ Such a one keeps himself and his tongue from ordinary, mean, or vile, employment, in that which does not concern him. (Mgh.) And hence the saying in the Kur [v. 91], وَٱحْفَظُوا أَيْمَانَكُمْ , accord. to one of the modes of interpreting it; i. e. And keep ye your oaths from being used, or uttered, on, or for, ordinary, mean, or vile, occasions, or purposes; agreeably with what is said in ii. 224 of the Kur, where ordinary and frequent swearing by God is forbidden. (Mgh.) [Another meaning of which this phrase is susceptible has been shown above.]

Form 2حَفَّظْتُهُ الكِتَابَ1 sense

Core sense — I made him learn it by heartgenerated

2.1I made him retain the narration, or tradition, in his memory, or learn it by heart—أَحْفَظْتُهُ الحَدِيثَ

I incited him, urged him, or made him, to commit the book to memory, or learn it by heart.

In art. زكت.

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I incited him, or urged him, [or made him,] to commit to memory, or learn by heart, the book: (S:) and [in like manner,] أَحْفَظْتُهُ الحَدِيثَ I made him to retain the narration, or tradition, in his mind, or memory; or to know it, or learn it, by heart. (TA in art. زكت .)

Form 3مُحَافَظَةٌ3 senses · 1 main

maṣdarمحافظة

Core sense — defending those one is bound to protect; keeping constantly to a thinggenerated

3.1he defended his wife, or wives, or the like—حافظ حَرِيمَهُ

The defending of those persons or things that are sacred or inviolable, or that one is bound to respect or honour and to defend, on the occasions of wars; also حِفَاظٌ.

he is disdainful, or scornful—إِنَّهُ لَذُو حِفَاظٍ

One says also ذُو مُحَافَظَةٍ in the same sense.

3.1.1he kept, attended, or applied himself, constantly to the thing, or affair—حافظ عَلَى الأَمْرِ

The being mindful, watchful, observant, or regardful. In art. رعى. See also form 5. Or: the keeping, attending, or applying oneself constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, to a thing or an affair.

One says also على الشَّىْءَ.

perform the prayers in their proper times—حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ

In the Qur'ān 2:239. According to Az: keep, attend, or apply yourselves constantly and perseveringly to the performance of the prayers in their proper times.

3.1.2being mindful of a covenant, and keeping a promise, with forgiveness, and holding fast to love or affection—حِفَاظٌ

This is another explanation given of the word.

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2:238

حَـٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَـٰنِتِينَ

Guard strictly your (habit of) prayers, especially the Middle Prayer; and stand before Allah in a devout (frame of mind).

23:9

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

And who (strictly) guard their prayers;-

70:34

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَىٰ صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ

And those who guard (the sacredness) of their worship;-

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The defending of those persons, or things, that are sacred, or inviolable, or that one is bound to respect or honour, and to defend, (K, TA,) on the occasions of wars; (TA;) as also حِفَاظٌ . (K, TA.) You say, حافظ حَرِيمَهُ He defended his wife, or wives, or the like. (TK.) [And hence,] you say, إِنَّهُ لَذُو حِفَاظٍ , and ذُو مُحَافَظَةٍ , meaning Verily he is disdainful, or scornful. (S, TA.) The being mindful, watchful, observant, or regardful: (S, and TA in art. رعى :) [see also 5:] or the keeping, attending, or applying oneself, constantly, perseveringly, or assiduously, (K, TA,) to a thing, or an affair. (TA.) You say, حافظ عَلَى الأَمْرِ , (TA,) or على الشَّىْءَ , inf. n. محافظة , (Msb,) He kept, attended, or applied himself, constantly, &c., to the thing, or affair. (TA.) And hence the saying in the Kur [ii. 239], حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ Perform ye the prayers in their proper times: or, accord. to Az, keep ye, attend ye, or apply yourselves, constantly, or perseveringly, to the performance of the prayers in their proper times. (TA.) حِفَاظٌ , is also explained as signifying The being mindful, or observant, of a covenant, and the keeping, or fulfilling, of a promise, with forgiveness, and holding fast to love or affection. (TA.)

Form 4أَحْفَظَ2 senses

maṣdarإِحْفَاظٌ

Core sense — he angered him, he made him angrygenerated

4.1

See form 2.

4.2he angered him, he made him angry—احفظهُ

Said in the same sense of a speech, or word. Or it means only: he angered him by evil or foul speech, and by making him hear what he disliked or hated.

Also احفظهُ حِفْظَةً.

[He made him conceive what is termed حِفْظَة or حَفِيظَة.]

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see 2. احفظهُ , (S, K, TA,) and احفظهُ حِفْظَةً , inf. n. إِحْفَاظٌ , [He made him to conceive what is termed حِفْظَة , or حَفِيظَة ;] he angered him; made him angry: (S, K, TA:) and in the same sense it is said of a speech, or word: (TA:) or only he angered him by evil, or foul, speech, (K, TA,) and making him to hear what he disliked, or hated. (TA.)

Form 5تحفّظ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he guarded himself; he was careful, watchful, or heedfulgenerated

5.1he guarded himself from him, or from it—مِنْهُ

He guarded himself; synonymous with اِحْتَرَزَ, or تَحَرَّزَ, and تَحَرَّسَ, and اِحْتَرَسَ. In art. حرس.

In art. حرس. Also construed with عَنهُ.

He was, or became, careful, mindful, attentive, or considerate; watchful, vigilant, or heedful, in affairs and in speech, and in avoiding a slip or fault; as though he were cautious or fearful of falling. See also forms 1 and 3.

5.2he was careful, or mindful, of his affair, or case—تحفَظ أَمْرَهُ

[In the last of the senses explained above it is also transitive.]

See Bd on 33:52.

Lane cites “Bd in xxxiii. 52” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

5.2.1I learned the book by heart, one part after another—تَحَفَّظْتُ الكِتَابَ

See also حَفِظَ القُرْآنَ in the first paragraph.

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He guarded himself; syn. اِحْتَرَزَ (K, TA,) or تَحَرَّزَ , (Msb,) and تَحَرَّسَ , and اِحْتَرَسَ , (S and Msb and K in art. حرس ,) مِنْهُ from him, or it, (S in art. حرس , &c.,) or عَنهُ . (TA.) He was, or became, careful, mindful, attentive, or considerate; (TA;) watchful, vigilant, or heedful; (S, O, L, TA;) in affairs, and speech, and to avoid a slip, or fault; as though he were cautious, or careful, or fearful, of falling. (L, TA.) [See also 1, and 3.] [In the last of the senses explained above, it is also trans.: you say, تحفَظ أَمْرَهُ He was careful, mindful, &c., of his affair, or case: see Bd in xxxiii. 52.] تَحَفَّظْتُ الكِتَابَ I learned the book by heart, one part, or thing, after another. (S, TA.) [See also حَفِظَ القُرْآنَ , in the first paragraph.]

Form 8احتفظ بِهِ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — he appropriated it for himself; he became angrygenerated

8.1

See form 1.

8.1.1he appropriated it, took it, or chose it, for himself—احتفظهُ لِنَفْسِهِ

Also احتفظ بِهِ لنفسه.

8.2he became angered, or angry—احتفظ

Or: he became angered by evil or foul speech.

[He conceived, or became affected with, what is termed حِفْظَة or حَفِيظَة.]

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: see 1. احتفظهُ لِنَفْسِهِ , (K,) and احتفظ بِهِ لنفسه , (TA,) He appropriated it, took it, or chose it, to, or for, himself. (K, TA.) احتفظ [He conceived, or became affected with, what is termed حِفْظَة , or حَفِيظَة ;] he became angered, or angry: (S, K:) or he became angered by evil, or foul, speech. (K.)

Form 10استحفظهُ1 sense

Core sense — he asked him to keep it; he entrusted it to himgenerated

10.1by that which they have been required to keep, of the Book of God—بِمَا ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا مِنْ كِتَابِ ٱللّٰهِ

Followed by إِيَّاهُ or الشَّىْءَ, or by مَالًا or سِرًّا; in some accounts nothing follows it.

In the Qur'ān 5:48. Or: by that with which they have been entrusted, of the Book of God.

He asked him to keep, preserve, guard, or take care of a thing, or property, or a secret; or to preserve it from perishing or becoming lost; or to be careful of it, mindful of it, or attentive to it.

Or: he placed the thing with him for him to keep it, guard it, or take care of it. Or: he entrusted him with the thing; he entrusted it to him, or gave it to him in trust, as a deposit.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 10

5:44

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ ۚ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ بِمَا ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟ مِن كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ شُهَدَآءَ ۚ فَلَا تَخْشَوُا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱخْشَوْنِ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

It was We who revealed the law (to Moses): therein was guidance and light. By its standard have been judged the Jews, by the prophets who bowed (as in Islam) to Allah's will, by the rabbis and the doctors of law: for to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's book, and they were witnesses thereto: therefore fear not men, but fear me, and sell not my signs for a miserable price. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) Unbelievers.

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, (S, Kz, Sgh, Msb, K,) followed by إِيَّاهُ , (K,) or الشَّىْءَ , (Kz, Msb,) or مَالًا , or سِرًّا , (Sgh,) [but in the S, nothing follows it,] He asked him to keep, preserve, guard, or take care of, or to preserve from perishing or becoming lost, or to be careful of, or mindful of, or attentive to, (S, Sgh, Msb, K,) it, (S, K,) or the thing, (Msb,) or property, or a secret: (Sgh:) or he placed the thing with him for him to keep it, preserve it, guard it, or take care of it, &c.: (Kz:) or he intrusted him with the thing; intrusted it to him; or gave it to him in trust, or as a deposite. (Msb.) It is said in the Kur [v. 48], بِمَا ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا مِنْ كِتَابِ ٱللّٰهِ , meaning By that which they have been required to keep, &c., of the Book of God: (Msb:) or by that with which they have been intrusted, of the Book of God. (Msb, TA.)

Derived nouns 9

Nounحِفْظٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — keeping, preserving, guarding; retention in the memorygenerated

Maṣdar of form 1.

1.1

See also حَافِظٌ, in the next-to-last sentence.

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inf. n. of 1 [q. v.]. (S, Mgh, Msb.) See also حَافِظٌ , last sentence but one.

Nounحِفْظَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — indignation, anger at injury done to what one must defendgenerated

See حَفِيظَةٌ.

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: see حَفِيظَةٌ .

Nounرَجُلٌ حُفَظَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — a man of much retention in the memorygenerated

A man of much حِفْظ, apparently meaning retention in the mind, or memory. See form 1.

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A man of much حِفْظ [app. meaning retention in the mind, or memory: see 1]. (Sgh.)

Nounحَفِيظٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — keeping, guarding; a keeper, a guardiangenerated

See حَافِظٌ, in seven places.

1.1

And see مَحْفُوظٌ.

Qur’ānic occurrences حَفِيظ 2 shown of 12

12:55

قَالَ ٱجْعَلْنِى عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنِّى حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ

(Joseph) said: "Set me over the store-houses of the land: I will indeed guard them, as one that knows (their importance)."

50:32

هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ

(A voice will say:) "This is what was promised for you,- for every one who turned (to Allah) in sincere repentance, who kept (His Law),

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: see حَافِظٌ , in seven places: and see مَحْفُوظٌ .

Nounحَفِيظَةٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — defence of those one must protect; indignation at injury to them; an amuletgenerated

1[the acts of defending those whom one is bound to respect or honour, and to defend, put away rancorous feelings]—الحَفَائِظُ تُذْهِبُ الأَحْقَادَ

The defence of those persons or things that are sacred or inviolable, or that one is bound to respect or honour, and to defend; a noun from form 3, in the first of the senses mentioned above. Plural حَفَائِظُ.

That is: when you see your relation, or kinsman, wronged, you defend him, though there be rancour in your heart.

One says also تَنْقُضُ الأَحْقَادَ.

1.1[power to revenge dispels anger, or indignation]—المَقْدِرَةُ تُذْهِبُ الحَفِيظَةَ

Also, and حِفْظَةٌ: indignation, and anger, because of violence or injury done to something one is bound to honour or respect, and to defend, or because of wrong done to a relation or kinsman in one's neighbourhood, or because of the breach of a covenant.

A proverb, meaning that one should forgive when one has the power to revenge.

An amulet, or a charm, bearing an inscription, which is hung upon a child to charm against the evil eye and the like.

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The defence of those persons, or things, that are sacred, or inviolable, or that one is bound to respect or honour, and to defend; a subst. from 3, in the first of the senses mentioned above: (K, TA:) pl. حَفَائِظُ . (TA.) Hence the saying, الحَفَائِظُ تُذْهِبُ الأَحْقَادَ , (TA,) or تَنْقُضُ الأَحْقَادَ , (S,) [The acts of defending those whom one is bound to respect or honour, and to defend, put away, or annul, rancorous feelings;] i. e., when thou seest thy relation, or kinsman, wronged, thou defendest him, though rancour be in thy heart. (S, TA.) Also, and حِفْظَةٌ , Indignation, and anger, (S, K, TA,) by reason of violence, or injury, done to something which one is bound to honour or respect, and to defend, or of wrong done to a relation, or kinsman, in one's neighbourhood, or of the breach of a covenant. (TA.) It is said in a prov., المَقْدِرَةُ تُذْهِبُ الحَفِيظَةَ [Power to revenge dispels anger, or indignation, &c.]; meaning that it is incumbent to forgive when one has power [to revenge]. (A, TA.) An amulet, or a charm, bearing an inscription, which is hung upon a child, to charm against the evil eye &c. (TA.)

Nounحَافِظٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — keeping, guarding; a keeper; one who knows the Qur'ān by heartgenerated

1[such a one is our keeper over you]—فُلَانٌ حَفِيظُنَا عَلَيْكُمْ

Keeping, preserving, guarding, or taking care of a thing; a keeper or preserver; keeping and tending, or pasturing and defending, camels or the like; a keeper and tender of them; keeping a secret [and an oath]; keeping, or retaining, the Qur'ān [and the like] in the mind, or memory, knowing it or learning it by heart; entrusted with a thing, to keep it, guard it, or take care of it; careful, mindful, attentive, or considerate [see form 1]. حَفِيظٌ has these meanings too, and also means a keeper of, or one mindful of, the ordinances prescribed by God.

Plural of the first حَفَظَةٌ; plural of the second حُفَّاظٌ, this last plural being applied particularly to persons endowed with a faculty of retaining in the mind what they have heard, and who seldom forget what they learn by heart.

That is, حَافِظُنَا.

[and I am not a defender, or a watcher, or, as I rather think, a keeper, over you]—وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفِيظٍ

حَفِيظٌ is said to be synonymous with مُحَافِظٌ [but this seems to be a mistranscription for حَافِظٌ].

[a man who is a keeper of his religion and his deposit and his oath]—رَجُلٌ حَافِظٌ لِدِينِهِ وَأَمَانَتِهِ وَيَمِينِهِ

In the Qur'ān 6:104 and 11:88.

حَفِيظٌ is used likewise; but حَافِظٌ لِيَمِينِهِ also means one who keeps his oath from being used or uttered on ordinary, mean, or vile occasions.

a man whom sleep does not overcome—رَجُلٌ حَافِظُ العَيْنِ

[the Preserver of all things]—الحَفِيظُ

Because the eye guards the person when sleep does not overcome it.

A name of God: He from whose preservation nothing is excluded, not even a thing of the weight of a ذَرَّة [q. v.], in the heavens or on the earth; who preserves from being forgotten, for or against his creatures and his servants, what they do of good or evil; who preserves the heavens and the earth by his power, and whom preserving them does not burden.

the recording angels, who write down the actions of the sons of Adam, or mankind—الحَفَظَةُ

Also الحَافِظُونَ.

[he knows by heart your science, and the science of others besides you]—هُوَ حَفِيظٌ عِلْمَكَ وَعِلْمَ غَيْرِكَ

حَفِيظٌ is sometimes transitive, as in this saying.

[القُوَّةُ الحَافِظَةُ, and simply الحَافِظَةُ, mean the retentive faculty of the mind; retentiveness of mind, or memory; also الحَفْظُ for حِفْظُ القَلْبِ.]

Lane cites “Jel in l. 31” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given

1.1figurative · مجازa distinct and direct road—حَافِظٌ

En-Nadr: not one that is apparent at one time and then ceases to be traceable.

Qur’ānic occurrences حَٰفِظ 2 shown of 13

82:10

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ

But verily over you (are appointed angels) to protect you,-

83:33

وَمَآ أُرْسِلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ

But they had not been sent as keepers over them!

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and حَفِيظٌ Keeping, preserving, guarding, or taking care of, a thing; or a keeper, preserver, &c.: keeping and tending, or pasturing and defending, camels or the like; or a keeper and tender thereof: (K:) keeping a secret [and an oath]: (TA:) keeping, or retaining, the Kur-án [&c.] in the mind, or memory; knowing it, or learning it, by heart: (K:) intrusted with a thing, (K, TA,) to keep it, preserve it, guard it, or take care of it: (TA:) [careful, mindful, attentive, or considerate: (see 1:)] and the latter, a keeper, or person mindful, of the ordinances prescribed by God: (Bd and Jel in l. 31:) pl. of the former حَفَظَةٌ and حُفَّاظٌ : (Msb, K:) the latter pl. particularly applied to persons endowed with a faculty of retaining in the mind what they have heard, and seldom forgetting what they learn by heart. (TA.) You say, فُلَانٌ حَفِيظُنَا عَلَيْكُمْ i. e. حَافِظُنَا [Such a one is our keeper over you]. (TA.) It is said in the S that حَفِيظٌ is syn. with مُحَافِظٌ ; [but this seems to be a mistranscription for حَافِظٌ ;] and hence (it is there added) the saying in the Kur [vi. 104, and xi. 88], وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفِيظٍ [And I am not a defender, or a watcher, or, as I rather think, a keeper, over you]. (TA.) You say also, رَجُلٌ حَافِظٌ لِدِينِهِ وَأَمَانَتِهِ وَيَمِينِهِ [A man who is a keeper, &c., of his religion and his deposite and his oath]; and حَفِيظٌ likewise: (Msb:) but حَافِظٌ لِيَمِينِهِ signifies also who keeps his oath from being used, or uttered, on, or for, ordinary, mean, or vile, occasions, or purposes. (Mgh.) And رَجُلٌ حَافِظُ العَيْنِ A man whom sleep does not overcome: (Lh, K:) because the eye guards the person when sleep does not overcome it. (TA.) الحَفِيظُ is also a name of God; meaning [The Preserver of all things;] He from whose preservation nothing is excluded, (K, * TA,) not even a thing of the weight of a ذَرَّة [q. v.], (TA,) in the heavens, nor on the earth; (K, TA;) who preserves from oblivion, for, or against, his creatures and his servants, what they do of good or evil; who preserves the heavens and the earth by his power, and whom the preservation of both does not burden. (TA.) And الحَفَظَةُ is an appellation of The recording angels, who write down the actions of the sons of Adam, or mankind; (S, K;) as also الحَافِظُونَ . (K.) حَفِيظٌ is sometimes trans.; as in the saying, هُوَ حَفِيظٌ عِلْمَكَ وَعِلْمَ غَيْرِكَ [He knows by heart thy science, and the science of others beside thee]. (TA.) [ القُوَّةُ الحَافِظَةُ , and simply الحَافِظَةُ , signify The retentive faculty of the mind; retentiveness of mind; or memory; as also الحَفْظُ , for حِفْظُ القَلْبِ .] حَافِظٌ also signifies A distinct and direct road; (En-Nadr, K, TA;) not one that is apparent at one time and then ceases to be traceable. (En-Nadr, TA.)

Nounمُحْفِظَاتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — things that anger a man; the women and dependants he defendsgenerated

Things that anger a man, when he has his kinsman, or neighbour, slain.

1.1a man's women and others whom he protects, and for whose defence he fights—مُحْفِظَاتُ رَجُلٍ

[When required to do so: because they occasion his being angered when they are injured.]

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Things that anger a man, when he has his kinsman, or neighbour, slain. (TA.) And مُحْفِظَاتُ رَجُلٍ A man's women and others whom he protects, and for whose defence he fights [when required to do so: because they occasion his being angered when they are injured]. (TA.)

Nounمَحْفُوظٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — kept, preserved, guarded; retained in the memorygenerated

1no, it is a glorious Qur'ān, written upon a preserved tablet—بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَجِيدٌ فِى لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ

Kept, preserved, guarded, or taken care of, because of the high estimation in which it is held; also حَفِيظٌ.

In the Qur'ān 85:21 and 22: preserved from the devils and from the alteration of anything in it. According to one reading it is مَحْفُوظٌ, the adjective being thus made to relate to the Qur'ān.

1.1

[Hence, as an adjective in which the quality of a noun predominates, and then as a noun.]

A young child; in the dialect of Mekkeh, as a term of good omen. Plural مَحَافِيظُ.

1.2he showed such a one the things he kept in his memory, or knew by heart—عَرَضَ مَحْفُوظَاتِهِ عَلَى فُلَانٍ

[Also: kept, or retained, in the mind, or memory; known, or learned, by heart.]

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Kept, preserved, guarded, or taken care of, because of the high estimation in which it is held; as also حَفِيظٌ . (TA.) It is said in the Kur [lxxxv. 21 and 22], بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَجِيدٌ فِى لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ (TA) [Nay, it is a glorious Kur-án, written upon a tablet preserved] from the devils and from the alteration of anything thereof: (Jel:) or, accord. to one reading, مَحْفُوظٌ , this epithet being thus made to relate to the Kur-án. (TA.) [Hence, as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates, and then as a subst.,] A young child; in the dial. of Mekkeh; as a term of good omen: pl. مَحَافِيظُ . (TA.) [Also Kept, or retained, in the mind, or memory; known, or learned, by heart. Hence the phrase,] عَرَضَ مَحْفُوظَاتِهِ عَلَى فُلَانٍ He showed the things which he kept, or retained, in his mind, or memory, or which he knew, or had learned, by heart, to such a one. (TA.)

Nounمُحَافِظٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who defends those he is bound to protectgenerated

See حَافِظٌ.

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: see حَافِظٌ .