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** When we search for all occurrences of words derived from the root شجر (sh-j-r), we find 27 occurrences.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24jr</ref> When we exclude the words "arises", "vegetation" and "plant", we get '''24 occurrences'''. | ** When we search for all occurrences of words derived from the root شجر (sh-j-r), we find 27 occurrences.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=%24jr</ref> When we exclude the words "arises", "vegetation" and "plant", we get '''24 occurrences'''. | ||
** When we search for the root نبت (''n-b-t''), we get 26 occurrences.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nbt</ref> Most of them are verbs and the rest of the words are questionable whether to count them or not. If we count only the singular word "plant" then we get '''0 occurences'''. | ** When we search for the root نبت (''n-b-t''), we get 26 occurrences.<ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=nbt</ref> Most of them are verbs and the rest of the words are questionable whether to count them or not. If we count only the singular word "plant" then we get '''0 occurences'''. | ||
* The words "food" (الطعام, ''at-ta'am'') occurs 48 times and the word "produce" (ثمرات, ''samerat'') occurs 24 times. | |||
** ''Ta'am'' occurs 24 times <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=TEm</ref> and ''thamaraat'' (''samerat'' is really low-quality transliteration) occurs 16 times <ref>http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=vmr</ref> and it means "fruits", not "produce". | |||
* The words "balance" (الميزان, ''al-mizan'') and "transgression" (إسراف, ''israf'') both appear 23 times. | * The words "balance" (الميزان, ''al-mizan'') and "transgression" (إسراف, ''israf'') both appear 23 times. | ||
** What's the point? Some apologist websites cite this as a miracle although there is no point in it. <ref>Author doesn't care about listing the occurrences: http://www.quranmiracles.com/2015/04/balance-and-transgression/</ref> | ** What's the point? Some apologist websites cite this as a miracle although there is no point in it. <ref>Author doesn't care about listing the occurrences: http://www.quranmiracles.com/2015/04/balance-and-transgression/</ref> | ||