Quran glossary · draft

الفَجّ

pass

A traversable opening or pass extending through land or mountains.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2

Roots: فجج

Lemmas: فج

Forms: فِجَاجًا · فَجٍّ

Occurrence examples (2 of 2)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.

21:31

وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

22:27

وَأَذِّن فِى ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ

Why this meaning was chosen

All three occurrences were reviewed. Two nominal uses identify traversable passes through the earth, while one adjectival plural characterizes paths as broad and open.