The triliteral root shīn rā ḥā (ش ر ح) occurs five times in the Quran as the form I verb sharaḥa (شَرَحَ). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to expand, to open
| (6:125:6) yashraḥ | He expands | فَمَنْ يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ |
| (16:106:15) sharaḥa | opens | وَلَٰكِنْ مَنْ شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ |
| (20:25:3) ish'raḥ | Expand | قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي |
| (39:22:2) sharaḥa | Allah has expanded | أَفَمَنْ شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ |
| (94:1:2) nashraḥ | We expanded | أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
