s-m-r

Description

The Arabic root س-م-ر (s-m-r) carries the core meaning of nighttime conversation, evening discourse, or staying awake at night in discussion. In the Quranic context, it appears both as a reference to the Samiri (the individual who led the Israelites astray with the golden calf during Moses' absence) and as a verb describing nighttime talk or assembly. The root's significance lies in connecting the act of nocturnal gatherings—which can involve either beneficial discourse or conspiratorial plotting—with the historical figure whose name may derive from this same semantic field of evening activities or conversations.