Quran glossary · draft

تَمَاثِيل

figures

The plural noun denotes fashioned representations whose visible forms resemble represented beings or objects.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: مثل

Lemmas: تماثيل

Forms: تَّمَاثِيلُ · تَمَٰثِيلَ

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

21:52

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ

34:13

يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَٰرِيبَ وَتَمَٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَٰتٍ ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًا وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ

Why this meaning was chosen

All 169 family occurrences were reviewed across two bounded pages. The 163 protected example, likeness, and dual-likeness records remain untouched. The six frozen targets comprise a punitive exemplar, Form V appearance in human form, two superlative exemplar adjectives, and two fashioned representations. Each composes from resemblance or exemplary status without requiring a new lexical core. No compacted candidates, recitation-sensitive readings, or unresolved Quran-internal contradictions occur.