Shaga שָׁגַע
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| שָׁגַע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shaga |
| Strong's number | H7696 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be mad |
| Occurrences | 7 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Samuel (2) |
Shaga (Hebrew שָׁגַע, Strong's H7696) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be mad”. It occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be mad
1a) (Pual)
1a1) to be mad
1a2) to be maddened (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to show madness
1a) (Pual)
1a1) to be mad
1a2) to be maddened (participle)
1b) (Hithpael) to show madness
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | mad (5), men (1), man (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | driven mad (1), is insane (1), madmen (1), rave (1), madman (1), insane (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shaga, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 28:34So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.You will be driven mad by the sights you see.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 21:14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
- 1 Samuel 21:15Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?Am I in need of madmen, that you have brought this man to rave in my presence? Must this man come into my house?”
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 9:11Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.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.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 29:26The Lord hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.‘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.
Hosea
- Hosea 9:7The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).