to grow dark
a.rav marks the onset of evening and, in one context, joy becoming dark.
The attested uses chiefly mark the approach or setting-in of evening, while Isaiah 24:11 applies the darkening language to joy amid the street outcry over wine.
Senses in use
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Approaching evening · dominant
In Judges 19:9, the Qal infinitive construct occurs as the day declines toward evening and the traveler is urged to remain overnight. In 1 Samuel 17:16, the Hiphil infinitive absolute stands in the phrase “morning and evening,” as the APB describes the Philistine’s repeated approach and stationing himself.
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Joy becoming dark · rare
In Isaiah 24:11, the Qal perfect feminine singular is used in the clause about joy amid an outcry in the streets because of wine; the APB renders the clause, “all joy has grown dark.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the temporal contexts through “morning and evening” and a day that “has declined toward evening,” while Isaiah 24:11 reads “all joy has grown dark.” These renderings show the clauses’ presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.