Shigaon (שיגעון) means madness in Hebrew.
It can also mean insanity. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
madness, insanity
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shigaon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מצב נפשי ושכלי שאינו תקין; ושהלוקה בו אינו נוח לסביבתו.
יַכְּכָה יהוה בְּשִׁגָּעוֹן וּבְעִוָּרוֹן וּבְתִמְהוֹן לֵבָב.
- 2סלנגמצב מאוד טוב המטריף את החושים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shigaon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁגָּעוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- שיגעון
- Said
- shigaon
- Root
- ש־ג־ע
- Pattern
- קִטָּלוֹן
- Plural
- שִגְעוֹנוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' שִגְעוֹנוֹת
- Gematria
- 439
This is how Shigaon is said in other languages.
- English
- madness, insanity
- Arabic
- جُنون
- Spanish
- locura
These words mean nearly the same as Shigaon.
- ג'ננה
- טירוףcraze
- תמהון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Shigaon.
- ישוב הדעת
- שפיות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shigaon.
The word Shigaon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שגעון גדלות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Shigaon comes from the root ש־ג־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Shigaon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shigaon.
What does Shigaon (שיגעון) mean in Hebrew?
Shigaon (שיגעון) means madness and insanity. It is said shigaon, with the stress on on.
What is a synonym for Shigaon (שיגעון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shigaon (שיגעון) are ג'ננה, טירוף, and תמהון.
What is the opposite of Shigaon (שיגעון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Shigaon (שיגעון) are ישוב הדעת and שפיות.
What rhymes with Shigaon (שיגעון)?
Words that rhyme with Shigaon (שיגעון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שגעון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.