Life and death word count in the Qur'an

This article lists all occurrences of the words "life" and "death" in the Qur'an.

Life

The word "life" (الحياة, al-hayat) is derived from the trilateral root حيي (h-y-y). This word count is complicated and it could not have been done in the English translation. Because from the same root, there are many similar words derived. There is the verb "to give-life" which is translated into English as two words (including the word "life" itself), although in Arabic it is just one verb and the noun "life" itself is not present.

Keep in mind that in Arabic, pronouns like "them", "our", "her" are suffixed to the word and conjunctions like "and" or "for" are prefixed to the word. There is even a lam- (ل) prefix, translated as "surely". Also the subject "he", "she" is also in the word (verb) itself. So one Arabic word sometimes needs a lot English words, when translated. English uses more spaces between words, while Arabic rather joins the words together. So don't be confused by the long translations.

This is the list of all the words derived from the root حيي in the Qur'an. Some of them have a totally different meaning. The word "life" is counted in the Translation column.

Total count	Verse	Word in Arabic	Translation	Word class
1	2:26	يَسْتَحْىِ	is ashamed	verb
2	2:28	فَأَحْيَٰكُمْ	then (he) gave you life	verb
3	2:28	يُحْيِيكُمْ	(he) gives you life	verb
4	2:49	وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ	and (they) let live	verb
5	2:73	يُحْىِ	(he) revives	verb
6	2:85	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 1	noun
7	2:86	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 2	noun
8	2:96	حَيَوٰةٍ	a life 3	noun
9	2:154	أَحْيَآءٌ	alive	noun
10	2:164	فَأَحْيَا	so gives life	verb
11	2:179	حَيَوٰةٌ	life 4	noun
12	2:204	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 5	noun
13	2:212	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 6	noun
14	2:243	أَحْيَٰهُمْ	(he) gave them life	verb
15	2:255	ٱلْحَىُّ	The Ever-Living	noun
16	2:258	يُحْىِ	(he) gives life	verb
17	2:258	أُحْىِ	(I) give life	verb
18	2:259	يُحْىِۦ	(he) brings to life	verb
19	2:260	تُحْىِ	(you) give life	verb
20	3:2	ٱلْحَىُّ	the Ever-Living	noun
21	3:14	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 7	noun
22	3:27	ٱلْحَىَّ	the living	noun
23	3:27	ٱلْحَىِّ	the living	noun
24	3:49	وَأُحْىِ	and (I) give life	verb
25	3:117	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 8	noun
26	3:156	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
27	3:169	أَحْيَآءٌ	living	noun
28	3:185	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 9	noun
29	4:74	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 10	noun
30	4:86	حُيِّيتُم	you are greeted	verb
31	4:86	بِتَحِيَّةٍ	with a greeting	noun
32	4:86	فَحَيُّوا۟	then greet	verb
33	4:94	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 11	noun
34	4:109	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 12	noun
35	5:32	أَحْيَاهَا	saves her	verb
36	5:32	أَحْيَا	(he) saved	verb
37	6:29	حَيَاتُنَا	our life 13	noun
38	6:32	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 14	noun
39	6:70	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 15	noun
40	6:95	ٱلْحَىَّ	the living	noun
41	6:95	ٱلْحَىِّ	the living	noun
42	6:122	فَأَحْيَيْنَٰهُ	and (we) gave him life	verb
43	6:130	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 16	noun
44	6:162	وَمَحْيَاىَ	and my living	noun
45	7:25	تَحْيَوْنَ	(you) live	verb
46	7:32	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 17	noun
47	7:51	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 18	noun
48	7:127	وَنَسْتَحْىِۦ	and (we) let live	verb
49	7:141	وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ	and (they) let live	verb
50	7:152	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 19	noun
51	7:158	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
52	8:24	يُحْيِيكُمْ	(he) gives you life	verb
53	8:42	وَيَحْيَىٰ	and might live	verb
54	8:42	حَىَّ	(he) lived	verb
55	9:38	بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	with the life 20	noun
56	9:38	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 21	noun
57	9:55	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 22	noun
58	9:116	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
59	10:7	بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	with the life 23	noun
60	10:10	وَتَحِيَّتُهُمْ	and their greeting	noun
61	10:23	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 24	noun
62	10:24	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 25	noun
63	10:31	ٱلْحَىَّ	the living	noun
64	10:31	ٱلْحَىِّ	the living	noun
65	10:56	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
66	10:64	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 26	noun
67	10:88	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 27	noun
68	10:98	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 28	noun
69	11:15	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 29	noun
70	13:26	بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	in the life 30	noun
71	13:26	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 31	noun
72	13:34	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 32	noun
73	14:3	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 33	noun
74	14:6	وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ	and (they) let live	verb
75	14:23	تَحِيَّتُهُمْ	their greetings	noun
76	14:27	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 34	noun
77	15:23	نُحْىِۦ	(we) give life	verb
78	16:21	أَحْيَآءٍ	alive	noun
79	16:65	فَأَحْيَا	then gives life	verb
80	16:97	فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ	then surely (we) will give him life	verb
81	16:97	حَيَوٰةً	a life 35	noun
82	16:107	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 36	noun
83	17:75	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 37	noun
84	18:28	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 38	noun
85	18:45	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 39	noun
86	18:46	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 40	noun
87	18:104	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 41	noun
88	19:15	حَيًّا	alive	noun
89	19:31	حَيًّا	alive	noun
90	19:33	حَيًّا	alive	noun
91	19:66	حَيًّا	alive	noun
92	20:20	حَيَّةٌ	a snake	noun
93	20:72	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 42	noun
94	20:74	يَحْيَىٰ	(he) lives	verb
95	20:97	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 43	noun
96	20:111	لِلْحَىِّ	before the Ever-Living	noun
97	20:131	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 44	noun
98	21:30	حَىٍّ	living	noun
99	22:6	يُحْىِ	(he) gives life	verb
100	22:66	أَحْيَاكُمْ	(he) gave you life	verb
101	22:66	يُحْيِيكُمْ	(he) gives you life	verb
102	23:33	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 45	noun
103	23:37	حَيَاتُنَا	our life 46	noun
104	23:37	وَنَحْيَا	and (we) live	verb
105	23:80	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
106	24:33	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 47	noun
107	24:61	تَحِيَّةً	a greeting	noun
108	25:3	حَيَوٰةً	a life 48	noun
109	25:49	لِّنُحْۦِىَ	that (we) may give life	verb
110	25:58	ٱلْحَىِّ	the Ever-Living	noun
111	25:75	تَحِيَّةً	a greeting	noun
112	26:81	يُحْيِينِ	(he) gives me life	verb
113	28:4	وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ	and (he) lets live	verb
114	28:25	ٱسْتِحْيَآءٍ	shyness	noun
115	28:60	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 49	noun
116	28:61	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 50	noun
117	28:79	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 51	noun
118	29:25	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 52	noun
119	29:63	فَأَحْيَا	and (he) gives life	verb
120	29:64	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 53	noun
121	29:64	ٱلْحَيَوَانُ	the life 54	noun
122	30:7	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 55	noun
123	30:19	ٱلْحَىَّ	the living	noun
124	30:19	ٱلْحَىِّ	the living	noun
125	30:19	وَيُحْىِ	and (he) gives life	verb
126	30:24	فَيُحْىِۦ	and (he) gives life	verb
127	30:40	يُحْيِيكُمْ	(he) gives you life	verb
128	30:50	يُحْىِ	(he) gives life	verb
129	30:50	لَمُحْىِ	surely the life-giver	noun
130	31:33	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 56	noun
131	33:28	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 57	noun
132	33:44	تَحِيَّتُهُمْ	their greetings	noun
133	33:53	فَيَسْتَحْىِۦ	and (he) is shy	verb
134	33:53	يَسْتَحْىِۦ	(he) is shy	verb
135	35:5	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 58	noun
136	35:9	فَأَحْيَيْنَا	and (we) revive	verb
137	35:22	ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ	the living	noun
138	36:12	نُحْىِ	(we) give life	verb
139	36:33	أَحْيَيْنَٰهَا	(we) gave her life	verb
140	36:70	حَيًّا	alive	noun
141	36:78	يُحْىِ	(he) gives life	verb
142	36:79	يُحْيِيهَا	(he) gives her life	verb
143	39:26	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 59	noun
144	40:11	وَأَحْيَيْتَنَا	(you) gave us life	verb
145	40:25	وَٱسْتَحْيُوا۟	and let live	verb
146	40:39	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 60	noun
147	40:51	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 61	noun
148	40:65	ٱلْحَىُّ	the Ever-Living	noun
149	40:68	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
150	41:16	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 62	noun
151	41:31	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 63	noun
152	41:39	أَحْيَاهَا	(he) gives her life	verb
153	41:39	لَمُحْىِ	surely the Life-giver	noun
154	42:9	يُحْىِ	(he) gives life	verb
155	42:36	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 64	noun
156	43:32	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 65	noun
157	43:35	ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ	the life 66	noun
158	44:8	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
159	45:5	فَأَحْيَا	and (he) gives life	verb
160	45:21	مَّحْيَاهُمْ	their life 67	noun
161	45:24	حَيَاتُنَا	our life 68	noun
162	45:24	وَنَحْيَا	and (we) live	verb
163	45:26	يُحْيِيكُمْ	(he) gives you life	verb
164	45:35	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 69	noun
165	46:20	حَيَاتِكُمُ	your life 70	noun
166	46:33	يُحْۦِىَ	(he) gives life	verb
167	47:36	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 71	noun
168	50:11	وَأَحْيَيْنَا	and (we) give life	verb
169	50:43	نُحْىِۦ	(we) give life	verb
170	53:29	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 72	noun
171	53:44	وَأَحْيَا	(he) gives life	verb
172	57:2	يُحْىِۦ	(he) gives life	verb
173	57:17	يُحْىِ	(he) gives life	verb
174	57:20	ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ	the life 73	noun
175	57:20	the life 74	noun
176	58:8	حَيَّوْكَ	(they) greet you	verb
177	58:8	يُحَيِّكَ	(he) greets you	verb
178	67:2	وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	and the life 75	noun
179	75:40	يُحْۦِىَ	(he) gives life	verb
180	77:26	أَحْيَآءً	the living	noun
181	79:38	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 76	noun
182	87:13	يَحْيَىٰ	(he) lives	verb
183	87:16	ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ	the life 77	noun
184	89:24	لِحَيَاتِى	for my life 78	noun

Death

The word "death" (الموت, al-mawt) is derived from a trilateral root موت (m-w-t).

Total count	Verse	Word in arabic (يوم counted)	Translation	Number (counted)
1	2:119
2	2:28
3	2:28
4	2:56
5	2:73
6	2:94
7	2:132
8	2:133
9	2:154
10	2:161
11	2:164
12	2:173
13	2:180
14	2:217
15	2:243
16	2:243
17	2:258
18	2:258
19	2:259
20	2:259
21	2:260
22	3:27
23	3:27
24	3:49
25	3:91
26	3:102
27	3:119
28	3:143
29	3:144
30	3:145
31	3:156
32	3:156
33	3:157
34	3:158
35	3:168
36	3:169
37	3:185
38	4:15
39	4:18
40	4:18
41	4:78
42	4:100
43	4:159
44	5:3
45	5:106
46	5:106
47	5:110
48	6:36
49	6:61
50	6:93
51	6:95
52	6:95
53	6:111
54	6:122
55	6:139
56	6:145
57	6:162
58	7:25
59	7:57
60	7:57
61	7:158
62	8:6
63	9:84
64	9:84
65	9:116
66	9:125
67	10:31
68	10:31
69	10:56
70	11:7
71	13:31
72	14:17
73	14:17
74	15:23
75	16:21
76	16:38
77	16:65
78	16:115
79	17:75
80	19:15
81	19:23
82	19:33
83	19:66
84	20:74
85	21:34
86	21:35
87	22:6
88	22:58
89	22:66
90	23:15
91	23:35
92	23:37
93	23:80
94	23:82
95	23:99
96	25:3
97	25:49
98	25:58
99	26:81
100	27:80
101	29:57
102	29:63
103	30:19
104	30:19
105	30:19
106	30:24
107	30:40
108	30:50
109	30:50
110	30:52
111	31:34
112	32:11
113	33:16
114	33:19
115	34:14
116	34:14
117	35:9
118	35:9
119	35:22
120	35:36
121	36:12
122	36:33
123	37:16
124	37:53
125	37:58
126	37:59
127	39:30
128	39:30
129	39:42
130	39:42
131	39:42
132	40:11
133	40:68
134	41:39
135	42:9
136	43:11
137	44:8
138	44:35
139	44:56
140	44:56
141	45:5
142	45:21
143	45:24
144	45:26
145	46:33
146	47:20
147	47:34
148	49:12
149	50:3
150	50:11
151	50:19
152	50:43
153	53:44
154	56:47
155	56:60
156	57:2
157	57:17
158	62:6
159	62:8
160	63:10
161	67:2
162	75:40
163	77:26
164	80:21
165	87:13

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