The Usage of Meaning Network Theory in Quranic studies (Amr,Mashyyat, Iradih)

Words always combine in their own applications and make different phrases; this combination and association is not in any language, random or Irregular, and there are meaningful relationships between the units of language. In addition, the use of each word in the verses is wise and purposeful, and by examining the relationship between the Quranic words, one can determine the meaning of each word in relation to other words and in a semantic system. The present study intends to use the semantic theory in Qur'anic studies to look at the semantic domain of divine laws in the Quran - an important step in understanding the Qur'anic concepts and understanding the semantic relations between the words of this holy book. For this purpose, there is a structuralist approach to the text of the Qur'an and has used the combination of the Bonn semantic school and intertextual relations. In this regard, after selecting the subject and its key words, first all the verses associated with each of the key words are collected. Subsequently, the "semantic components" of the key words are evaluated. In the next step, the "semantic field" of each word is defined and the words associated with the concept of the focal area of the field are analyzed through the diagrams and tables in which the opposition and the relationship between words are shown. Finally, by comparing the connections of semantic fields, the semantic network is mapped. By doing this, each word appears with all its semantic dimensions, and the various terms of the vocabulary are examined in a set of terms, thus defining the meaning of each word in its applied context.