TBESH · H7696
שָׁגַע · sha.ga · be mad
1) to be mad 1a) (Pual) 1a1) to be mad 1a2) to be maddened (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to show madness
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sha.ga H7696
שָׁגַע (sha.ga) means “be mad” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שָׁגַע Hebrew · H7696 7 tagged occurrences in 6 verses
Pronunciation guide: shaw-gah' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; to rave through insanity
KJV glosses: (be, play the) mad (man).
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How translators render H7696
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| driven mad | 1 |
| insane | 1 |
| is insane | 1 |
| madman | 1 |
| madmen | 1 |
| to rave | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| mad | 2 |
| is mad | 1 |
| of mad men | 1 |
| so that thou shalt be mad | 1 |
| this mad | 1 |
| to play the mad man | 1 |
Verses containing H7696
Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Deuteronomy 28:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You will be driven mad by the sights you see.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 21:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.15
- 1 Samuel 21:15
· BSB · 2 occurrences
Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.16
- 2 Kings 9:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 29:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
‘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.
Read word by word - Hosea 9:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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