Quran glossary · draft

سفع

seize forcefully

A forceful dragging seizure by a person's forelock.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: سفع

Lemmas: نسفع

Forms: نَسْفَعًۢ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

96:15

كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًۢا بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ

Why this meaning was chosen

The sole target is a first-person-plural Form I imperfect in an emphatic threat, followed by بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِ. The forelock marks the point by which the person is forcibly taken, while the surrounding summons of the guards confirms coercive seizure.