The Formulation of the idea of “Sin” in the Holy Qur'an Based on the Semantics of the Concept of al-zanb

The Quranic term of “Zanb” is a key concept in the Semantic field of sin in the Holy Quran. Commentators, regardless of the semantic delicacies and the context of the Zanb, consider this word to mean all the sins and sometimes the same meaning with other concepts of the sin in the Qur'an. Whereas the Holy Quran has applied a different concept for the word. This article deals with explaining and clarifying the meaning of "Zanb" in the Qur'an with semantics methods. The etymological results demonstrate that Zanb is homonymy in the "tail" and "portion" and "sin ". An examination of Syntagmatic & Paradigmatic relations of "Zanb" revealed tree points; One. Zanb in the Qur'an is disregarding the covenant between the subordinate and his superior that would result a proportional punishment. Two. Khatiah is the most important paradigm of Zanb and appertain to the context of the verses concerning the Israelites. Tree. the concept of Zanb , Khatiah, Jorm and Fisq constitute the " Zanb -axis" pattern of sin in the Qur'an.