Quran glossary · draft

زحف

massed advance

A massed forward movement by a force entering battle.

Lexical scope

Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 1

Roots: زحف

Lemmas: زحف

Forms: زَحْفًا

Occurrence examples (1 of 1)

Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 1.

8:15

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ

Why this meaning was chosen

The sole target is an indefinite accusative noun used circumstantially when the believers meet the disbelievers. The immediate prohibition against turning their backs fixes the scene as an assembled force advancing into direct battle.