Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 122·Madanī

122

إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلَّتِىٓ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى عَلَى ﴿١٢٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 5 roots in 6 of 11 words

Recitation · 18 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Iẓhār1
  • Iẓhār shafawī3
  • Ghunnah1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

11 words · 55 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 122 of 286

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 2:40 · Al-Baqaravery close

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِىٓ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ

    O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.

  • Quran 7:144 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى ٱصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِرِسَٰلَٰتِى وَبِكَلَٰمِى فَخُذْ مَآ ءَاتَيْتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

    [Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."

  • Quran 26:22 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

    And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

  • Quran 45:16 · Al-Jaathiyaclose

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقْنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.

  • Quran 2:83 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ لَا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَقُولُوا۟ لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنكُمْ وَأَنتُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

    And [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except Allah; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the…

  • Quran 20:80 · Taa-Haaclose

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوَٰعَدْنَٰكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ

    O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails,

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Baqara 2:475 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لن-ع-مب-ن-يذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Baqara 2:475 shared roots

    يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لن-ع-مب-ن-يذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Hujuraat 49:83 shared roots

    فَضْلًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَنِعْمَةً وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ

    ف-ض-لن-ع-مع-ل-م

  • Al-An'aam 6:862 shared roots

    وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ف-ض-لع-ل-م

  • At-Takwir 81:272 shared roots

    إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

  • Al-Qalam 68:522 shared roots

    وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    ذ-ك-رع-ل-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:122?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:122 include Quran 2:40 (Surah Al-Baqara), Quran 7:144 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 26:22 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 45:16 (Surah Al-Jaathiya). For example, 2:40 reads: “O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 2:122 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:122 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.”

Which surah is verse 2:122 in?

Quran 2:122 is āyah 122 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:122?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:122 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.