يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ
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.
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.