שָׁגַע
Transliteration
šāḡaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-gah'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2328

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁגַע shâgaʻ, shaw-gah'; a primitive root; to rave through insanity:—(be, play the) mad (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H7696 in the following manner: mad (5x), mad man (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H7696 in the following manner: mad (5x), mad man (2x).

  1. to be mad

    1. (Pual)

      1. to be mad

      2. to be maddened (participle)

    2. (Hithpael) to show madness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁגַע shâgaʻ, shaw-gah'; a primitive root; to rave through insanity:—(be, play the) mad (man).
STRONGS H7696: Abbreviations
† [שָׁגַע] Pu. be mad (Arabic coo, of male pigeon, utter long whinny, of camel (compare HoffmZAW iii (1883), 89 RSJPhil. Xiv. 119 f. GoldziherArab. Philol. i. 59 ff. LagBN 202); Ethiopic be mad (n ins. Di1055 BaES 50); Assyrian šegû, rage, howl; on meaning in Hebrew see especially WeSkizzen iii. 130); —
Pu. Participle as adjective : predicate וְהָיִיתָ מְשֻׁגָּע Deuteronomy 28:34 thou shalt be maddened (מִן because of), figurative for driven to despair; מ׳ of prophets, contemptuously Hosea 9:7, כָּלאִֿישׁ מ׳ וּמִתְנַבֵּא Jeremiah 29:26, as substantive 2 Kings 9:11; plural מְשֻׁגָּעִים 1 Samuel 21:16 madmen.
Hithp. shew madness; Participle אִישׁ מִשְׁתַּגֵּעַ 1 Samuel 21:15; Infinitive construct לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּעַ v.1 Samuel 21:16.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:34

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 21:15

2 Kings

2 Kings 9:11

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 29:26

Hosea

Hosea 9:7