What does « To swallow / To drink » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To swallow / To drink (جرع) in the Quran, with 1 verse in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

جرع

To swallow / To drink

Root: ج - ر - ع

Quranic language 1 verse

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To swallow / To drink

Jari'a al-mâ' yajra'u: he swallowed the water.

And 'tajarra'ahu': he swallowed it gulp by gulp.

Allah says: 'He gulps it (yatajarra'uhu)' (Ibrâhîm: 17), describing the boiling water that the damned will drink with difficulty in Hell, painful gulp after gulp.

To swallow / To drink in the Quran (1)

Meccan: 1 Medinan: 0

Surah Ibrahim : 17 Meccan

﴿يَتَجَرَّعُهُۥ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُۥ وَيَأْتِيهِ ٱلْمَوْتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٍ وَمِن وَرَآئِهِۦ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٌ﴾

He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.