שָׁגַע

sha.gabe madHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb7 occurrences5 books6 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to rave through insanity
Traditional renderings: (be, play the) mad (man).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Deuteronomy 28:34מְשֻׁגָּ֑ע · driven mad
    You will be driven mad by the sights you see.
  2. 1 Samuel 21:14מִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַ · is insane
    Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
  3. 1 Samuel 21:15מְשֻׁגָּעִים֙ · madmen; לְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַ · to rave
    Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
  4. 2 Kings 9:11הַמְשֻׁגָּ֥ע · madman
    When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.
  5. Jeremiah 29:26מְשֻׁגָּ֖ע
    ‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
  6. Hosea 9:7מְשֻׁגָּע֙ · insane
    The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.