Analisis Kolokasi Kata Rahmah dalam Al-Qur’an: Pendekatan Semantik dan Kohesi Leksikal

Abstract

This article aims to examine the collocational patterns of the word raḥmah in the Qur’an through semantic analysis and lexical cohesion. It addresses the premise that the meaning of raḥmah is shaped not only by its lexical meaning but also by its syntactic constructions and relationships with other lexical items within the context of Qur’anic verses. This study employs a qualitative descriptive approach using library research. The Qur’anic text and the Quranic Arabic Corpus are used to identify the forms and locations of the data, while contextual semantics and Halliday and Hasan’s theory of lexical cohesion serve as the analytical framework. The data comprise purposively selected verses representing genitive and coordinate constructions, including raḥmat Allāh, maghfirah–raḥmah, hudā–raḥmah, ra’fah–raḥmah, and mawaddah–raḥmah. The findings reveal that the collocational relations of raḥmah exhibit diverse syntactic patterns and semantic nuances and therefore cannot be reduced to synonymy. Genitive constructions indicate the relationship of raḥmah to its source or referent, whereas coordinate constructions express semantic complementation and grouping with other lexical items. At the textual level, these relationships contribute to thematic continuity, although co-occurrence does not automatically constitute lexical cohesion in the same sense. This study highlights the importance of distinguishing syntactic forms, semantic relations, and cohesive functions in the analysis of Qur’anic collocations.