Quran glossary · draft

غَزْل

spun yarn

Yarn that has been spun into strong thread but can be unraveled again.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: غزل

Lemmas: غزل

Forms: غَزْلَ

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

16:92

وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّتِى نَقَضَتْ غَزْلَهَا مِنۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ أَنكَٰثًا تَتَّخِذُونَ أَيْمَٰنَكُمْ دَخَلًۢا بَيْنَكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ أُمَّةٌ هِىَ أَرْبَىٰ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ إِنَّمَا يَبْلُوكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ لَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ مَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

Why this meaning was chosen

The single family occurrence was reviewed on one page. The covenant-breaker is compared to a woman who unravels her spun yarn into separated strands after it had gained strength.