Quran glossary · draft

صكك

face slap

A sharp slap to one's own face in astonishment.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: صكك

Lemmas: صكت

Forms: صَكَّتْ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

51:29

فَأَقْبَلَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ

Why this meaning was chosen

The sole target is a third-person feminine singular Form I perfect whose direct object is the woman's own face. Her outcry and statement about old age and barrenness make the sharp hand-to-face action a reaction of astonishment.