z-h-f

Description

The Arabic root زحف (z-h-f) carries the core meaning of crawling, creeping forward, or advancing slowly and steadily, particularly in a military context. In the Quran, it appears in Surah Al-Anfal (8:15) referring to the advancing of enemy forces in battle, commanding believers not to turn their backs when enemies advance against them. This root emphasizes the deliberate, ground-level progression of troops in combat, conveying both the physical movement and the threatening nature of an approaching hostile force.