Quran glossary · draft

اللَّفّ

intertwine

To gather or wind multiple elements into close, intermingled contact.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 3

Roots: لفف

Lemmas: لفيف · التفت · ألفاف

Forms: لَفِيفًا · ٱلْتَفَّتِ · أَلْفَافًا

Occurrence examples (3 of 3)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 3.

17:104

وَقُلْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ لِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا

75:29

وَٱلْتَفَّتِ ٱلسَّاقُ بِٱلسَّاقِ

78:16

وَجَنَّٰتٍ أَلْفَافًا

Why this meaning was chosen

All three occurrences were reviewed. People are brought together as a mixed gathering, one leg winds with the other, and gardens grow in dense interlacing stands; each realizes close envelopment.