Quranic root
خنزر
kh · n · z · r
In the supplied evidence, خِنزِير denotes the swine and can be extended figuratively to people whose character and conduct resemble it.
The attested semantic development is from the named animal to a figurative description of human morals and actions; no broader root-etymological analysis is supplied.
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- Quran-attested forms
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- Quran senses
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- Quran occurrences
Forms in the Quran
The forms this root actually takes in the Quran. Select one to jump to its senses and examples.
خِنزِير
khinzīr
- Part of speech
- Noun
- Quran occurrences
- 5 occurrences
Selected examples are shown with the sense they illustrate — chosen to teach that sense, not the complete list of this form’s Quran occurrences.
The pig or swine as the particular animal.
Literal animal designation; in 5:60, this is one of the two reported interpretations of the reference to swine.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 2:173word 7
“(of) swine”
Quran 5:60word 18
“and [the] swines”
People whose morals and actions resemble those associated with swine, without implying a change in their physical form.
A Quran-specific figurative interpretation of the swine mentioned in 5:60; the resemblance concerns character and conduct rather than bodily shape.
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Selected Quran examples
Quran 5:60word 18
“and [the] swines”
Occurrences in the Quran
Every place this root appears, in Quran order. The first few are shown here.
- 2:173ٱلْخِنزِيرِ(of) swine
- 5:3ٱلْخِنزِيرِ(of) the swine
- 5:60وَٱلْخَنَازِيرَand [the] swines
- 6:145خِنزِيرٍۢ(of) swine
- 16:115ٱلْخِنزِيرِ(of) the swine
Cautions
Points that affect how this root should be read.
The interpretation of 5:60 supports both the literal animal reference and a figurative reference to human character and conduct.