Cow semia in the Holy Qur’an in the light of context theory

The use of the word cow in the Holy Qur’an has a profound effect. When it is employed semanticly, it radiates subtle and hidden Qur’anic connotations and meanings; when the Qur’an transcends the linguistic use of the name of the cow and what is related to its gender to evoke the shades of meanings according to the contextual rhetorical situation, we find that it has a semantic connotation created by the context and semiotics extracts it from the Qur’anic system specified for its use that prompts the reader to receive an integrated picture of the meaning to be conveyed in a specific verbal situation. This study has adopted the context theory with its two types, the linguistic context and the situational context to reveal the semiotic connotations and explore the meanings in the Holy Qur’an with regard to the employment of the cow race in the Holy Qur’an. Our study, which was conducted on the basis of the descriptive and analytical approach and based on the views of the commentators of the Holy Qur’an, revealed the effect of the semiotic significance in discovering meanings that concealed behind the linguistic phenomenon of cows in the Holy Qur’an. The context also helped to link these apparent meanings with the hidden meanings and create An integrated picture of Quranic meanings and connotations that fit the semantic space prevailing in a surah or Quranic event.