Meshuga (משוגע) means mad in Hebrew.
It can also mean crazy and insane. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mad, crazy, insane
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Meshuga.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שדעתו נטרפה עליו, נִהיה חולה נפש.
וְהָיִיתָ מְשֻׁגָּע מִמַּרְאֵה עֵינֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּרְאֶה.
- 2סלנגדבר מוזר. שונה מן הרגיל.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Meshuga is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- מְשֻׁגָּע
- Written without vowel points
- משוגע
- Said
- meshuga
- Root
- ש־ג־ע
- Pattern
- מְקֻטָּל
- Plural
- מְשֻׁגָּעִים
- Feminine form
- מְשֻׁגַּעַת
- Inflections
- נ' מְשֻׁגַּעַת, ר' מְשֻׁגָּעִים, נ"ר מְשֻׁגָּעוֹת
- Gematria
- 419
This is how Meshuga is said in other languages.
- English
- mad, crazy, insane
- Arabic
- مجنون
- French
- fou
- Spanish
- loco
- Yiddish
- משוגע
These words mean nearly the same as Meshuga.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Meshuga.
- שפוי
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Meshuga.
The word Meshuga is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית משוגעים
- משוגע לדבר
- פרה משוגעת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Meshuga comes from the root ש־ג־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Meshuga in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Meshuga.
What does Meshuga (משוגע) mean in Hebrew?
Meshuga (משוגע) means mad, crazy, and insane. It is said meshuga, with the stress on ga.
What is a synonym for Meshuga (משוגע)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Meshuga (משוגע) are חולה נפש, חולה רוח, מג'נון, מטורף, שוטה, and שימם.
What is the opposite of Meshuga (משוגע)?
Words that mean the opposite of Meshuga (משוגע) are שפוי.
What rhymes with Meshuga (משוגע)?
Words that rhyme with Meshuga (משוגע) include עוגה, הצגה, הפלגה, דאגה, מגע, and סוגה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry משגע of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.