Quran glossary · draft

السِّلْسِلَة

chain

A series of links forming a restraint for binding or dragging.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 3

Roots: سلسل

Lemmas: سلسلة

Forms: سَّلَٰسِلُ · سِلْسِلَةٍ · سَلَٰسِلَا۟

Occurrence examples (3 of 3)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 3.

40:71

إِذِ ٱلْأَغْلَٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَٰقِهِمْ وَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ

69:32

ثُمَّ فِى سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَٱسْلُكُوهُ

76:4

إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ سَلَٰسِلَا۟ وَأَغْلَٰلًا وَسَعِيرًا

Why this meaning was chosen

All three occurrences were reviewed. Singular and plural forms consistently denote punitive chains in Hell, repeatedly coordinated with neck shackles.