The proper noun al'yasaʿa (ٱلْيَسَعَ) occurs twice in the Quran. 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.
Proper noun - Elisha
(6:86:2) wal-yasaʿa | and Elisha | وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًا وَكُلًّا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ |
(38:48:3) wal-yasaʿa | and Elisha | وَاذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِنَ الْأَخْيَارِ |
See Also
- Elisha - Ontology of Quranic concepts
- Elisha - Wikipedia article
- Lane's Lexicon - Classical Arabic dictionary