This verb means to rush upon, pounce on, or dart greedily toward something, like a bird of prey swooping on its victim. It appears in the account of Saul's rash oath forbidding his army to eat during battle. After Jonathan broke the oath (unknowingly) and the Philistines were defeated, the exhausted people 'rushed greedily upon the spoil,' taking sheep, cattle, and calves and slaughtering them on the ground to eat the meat with the blood—a violation of Torah. The verb captures their ravenous, desperate hunger after fasting all day in battle. Some translations connect this to a different verb meaning 'flew upon' or 'pounced,' emphasizing the violent, uncontrolled nature of their action.