# Za-Ha-Fe — زحف (zHf)

> Occurs in 1 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/zHf

- **Meaning:** a company of men walked/marched or went on foot, crept/crawled along, walked leisurely/gently or little by little, to drag, become fatigued.
- **Derived forms:** زَحْف (1)

## Verses containing this root

### 8. Surah Al-Anfal, Verse 15

- **Form in this verse:** زَحْفًۭا — zaḥfan · "advancing"
  - **Grammar:** noun · masculine · accusative case · indefinite

يَٓا اَيُّهَا الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُٓوا اِذَا لَق۪يتُمُ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا زَحْفاً فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ الْاَدْبَارَۚ

Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooitha laqeetumu allatheena kafaroo zahfan falatuwalloohumu al-adbar

O you who heed warning: when you meet those who ignore warning advancing, turn not your backs to them.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-anfal/verse-15.md_

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