Quran glossary · draft

مَكْنُون

protectively enclosed

Kept within an enclosure that preserves it from exposure.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 4

Roots: كنن

Lemmas: مكنون

Forms: مَّكْنُونٌ · مَكْنُونِ · مَّكْنُونٍ

Occurrence examples (4 of 4)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 4.

37:49

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

52:24

وَيَطُوفُ عَلَيْهِمْ غِلْمَانٌ لَّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لُؤْلُؤٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

56:23

كَأَمْثَٰلِ ٱللُّؤْلُؤِ ٱلْمَكْنُونِ

56:78

فِى كِتَٰبٍ مَّكْنُونٍ

Why this meaning was chosen

All 12 occurrences share protective enclosure. Intentions are enclosed within selves and chests; coverings prevent understanding from reaching hearts; mountain shelters enclose occupants; and eggs, pearls, attendants, and a book are described as kept enclosed. The protected, hidden, and obstructive effects come from context rather than separate cores. No candidate, collision, reading divergence, or unresolved question remains.