# שָׁגַע (shaga)

Israeli respelling: sha-ga. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7696. 6 Old Testament occurrences.

to rave through insanity

King James renderings: (be, play the) mad (man).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shaga-h7696

## Occurrences

- [Deuteronomy 28:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/28/34) — So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
- [1 Samuel 21:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/21/14) — Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?
- [1 Samuel 21:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/21/15) — Have 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?
- [2 Kings 9:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/9/11) — Then 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 u…
- [Jeremiah 29:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/29/26) — The 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…
- [Hosea 9:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/9/7) — The 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, fo…