Discover the meaning of the word Jrʿ (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
Jrʿ
Root: ج - ر - ع
Quranic language 1 verse
Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Definition of Jrʿ
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.
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.