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Lexicon :: Strong's H7696 - šāḡaʿ

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שָׁגַע
Transliteration
šāḡaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-gah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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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 bdb099302 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 bdb099303 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

28:34

1 Samuel

21:15

2 Kings

9:11

Jeremiah

29:26

Hosea

9:7

H7696

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7696 matches the Hebrew שָׁגַע (šāḡaʿ),
which occurs 7 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:34 - So that thou shalt be mad H7696 for the sight H4758 of thine eyes H5869 which thou shalt see. H7200

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:14 - Then said H559 Achish H397 unto his servants, H5650 Lo, ye see H7200 the man H376 is mad: H7696 wherefore then have ye brought H935 him to me?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:15 - Have I need H2638 of mad men, H7696 that ye have brought H935 this fellow to play the mad man H7696 in my presence? shall this fellow come H935 into my house? H1004

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:11 - Then Jehu H3058 came forth H3318 to the servants H5650 of his lord: H113 and one said H559 unto him, Is all well? H7965 wherefore came H935 this mad H7696 fellow to thee? And he said H559 unto them, Ye know H3045 the man, H376 and his communication. H7879

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:26 - The LORD H3068 hath made H5414 thee priest H3548 in the stead of Jehoiada H3077 the priest, H3548 that ye should be officers H6496 in the house H1004 of the LORD, H3068 for every man H376 that is mad, H7696 and maketh himself a prophet, H5012 that thou shouldest put H5414 him in prison, H4115 and in the stocks. H6729

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7 - The days H3117 of visitation H6486 are come, H935 the days H3117 of recompence H7966 are come; H935 Israel H3478 shall know H3045 it: the prophet H5030 is a fool, H191 the spiritual H7307 man H376 is mad, H7696 for the multitude H7230 of thine iniquity, H5771 and the great H7227 hatred. H4895
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