וָרָ֑ב

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וָרָ֑ב

   va-RAV

   and becoming great or increasing
2. clause🔊 וַיְהִ֗י עַ֣ד דִּבֶּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶהָמ֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וָרָ֑ב

   va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV

   and it happened while or until spoke Saul to the priest and the tumult which in the camp of the Philistines and went going on and becoming great or increasing
3. sentence🔊 וַיְהִ֗י עַ֣ד דִּבֶּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶהָמ֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וָרָ֑ב וַיֹּ֧אמֶר שָׁא֛וּל אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֱסֹ֥ף יָדֶֽךָ׃

   va-ye-HI AD di-BER sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN ve-he-ha-MON a-SHER be-ma-kha-NE pe-lish-TIM va-YE-lekh ha-LOKH va-RAV va-YO-mer sha-UL el-ha-ko-HEN e-SOF ya-DE-kha

   and it happened while or until spoke Saul to the priest and the tumult which in the camp of the Philistines and went going on and becoming great or increasing and said Saul to the priest gather up or withdraw your hand

Exegesis

The subject phrase vehemon asher bemachaneh Pelishtim vayelekh halokh varav {וְהֶהָמוֹן אֲשֶׁר בְּמַחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלֹךְ וָרָב | wəhhemōn ʼăšer bəmăḥănêh Pəlišṭīm wəyēleḵ hālōḵ wārāv} uses the infinitive absolute halokh {הָלֹךְ | hālōḵ} ‘going’ alongside vayelekh ‘went’ and varav ‘it increased’ to emphasize ongoing intensification of the tumult.