Investigating the Semantic Network of the Word of "vajh" and Its Importance in the Translation of the Holy Qur’an from the Perspective of Cognitive Semantics:

Surah al-Baqarah as a Target

Abstract

Accurate translation of the verses of the Holy Qur’an in order to reach deep concepts, can led the translators to the new sciences. Since cognitive semantics examines the meaning by relying on cognition, then, it can identify the main meaning and the epitome by relying on the categorization of linguistic concepts and connect it with the secondary meaning and form a semantic network. In order to give a proper answer to this research question: What are the meanings of the word “vajh” in the Holy Qur'an and specifically in Surah al-Baqarah, according to the semantic network, and what is it’s appropriate translation? To answer this question, firstly, the meaning of this word is clarified from the reliable sources of the dictionary, and then from the axis of coexistence in understanding its meaning and translation, help is provided. It is taken so that the real meaning of the word can be seen beyond the appearance. The word of "vajh" is one of the most frequent words, which is used 77 times in the entire of the Holy Qur’an, and the most repeated (eleven times) is in Surah al-Baqarah, which is the aim of the present research. The present article tries to analyze these verses with the help of the radial category and the co-relationships between the words to reach the conclusion that the main meaning of "vajh" is the same as face, and its secondary meanings are self and essence The advantage of examining the word of "vajh" in the Qur'an with the Cognitive semantics is that the worldview of the Qur'an in relation to the word of "vajh" is clear and the hidden knowledge in the Qur'an is extracted.