שָׁגַע
sha.ga
“be mad”
Definition
to rave through insanity
a primitive root;
- to be mad 1a) (Pual) 1a1) to be mad 1a2) to be maddened (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to show madness
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
שָׁגַע appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
You will be driven mad by the sights you see.
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 greatnessof your iniquity and hostility.
‘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.
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