Quran glossary · draft

بنن

fingertips

The terminal parts of the fingers.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: بنن

Lemmas: بنان

Forms: بَنَانٍ · بَنَانَ

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

8:12

إِذْ يُوحِى رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ أَنِّى مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ سَأُلْقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَٱضْرِبُوا۟ فَوْقَ ٱلْأَعْنَاقِ وَٱضْرِبُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍ

75:4

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

Why this meaning was chosen

Both noun occurrences denote the extremities of the hands. One commands striking every fingertip in battle; the other asserts God's ability to restore a person's fingertips precisely. Case and possession remain compositional.