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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 - You will go mad because of all the tragedy you see around you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:14 - Finally, King Achish said to his men, “Must you bring me a madman?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:15 - We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:11 - Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, “What did that madman want? Is everything all right?”
“You know how a man like that babbles on,” Jehu replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:26 - “The LORD has appointed you to replace Jehoiada as the priest in charge of the house of the LORD. You are responsible to put into stocks and neck irons any crazy man who claims to be a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7 - The time of Israel’s punishment has come;
the day of payment is here.
Soon Israel will know this all too well.
Because of your great sin and hostility,
you say, “The prophets are crazy
and the inspired men are fools!”
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