הַ/מְשֻׁגָּ֥ע
𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤂𐤏
shâgaʻ
the madman
To behave in a manner characterized by loss of rational control, to act as if mentally disturbed, frenzied, or insane. The term can denote actions judged as irrational, senseless, or indicative of madness, including both actual mental disturbance and feigned madness for strategic reasons (such as dissimulation or deception). The semantic range extends to raving, acting wildly, or engaging in behavior outside of societal norms for composure and thought.
2 Kings 9:11 · Word #11
Lexicon H7696
| Lemma | שָׁגַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤂𐤏 |
| Transliteration | shâgaʻ |
| Strong's | H7696 |
| Definition | To behave in a manner characterized by loss of rational control, to act as if mentally disturbed, frenzied, or insane. The term can denote actions judged as irrational, senseless, or indicative of madness, including both actual mental disturbance and feigned madness for strategic reasons (such as dissimulation or deception). The semantic range extends to raving, acting wildly, or engaging in behavior outside of societal norms for composure and thought. |
Morphology HTd/VPsmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | P — Pual — Intensive passive |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the madman |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7696-01
the maddened one
| Morphological Notes | Pual participle, passive; masculine singular absolute with definite article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Pual stem is passive-intensive, indicating one who has been made mad or is in a state of being driven into madness. As a masculine singular passive participle with the definite article, it denotes "the one who is maddened." |
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