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# mad

«mad» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Angry** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (mad, madder, maddest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, especially USA) Angry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#m1)

2) (UK and elsewhere, informal) Very silly or foolish; crazy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#m2)

3) mad about/on: liking something very much. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#m3)

4) (old or offensive) Mentally ill; avoid this use about real people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#m4)

5) (slang) Very, or very great: "mad skills". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means driven out of one's wits by terrible suffering, as a curse that falls on those who break the covenant. The prophets and Ecclesiastes also use it for wild, senseless behaviour, as a "mad flight" or mad laughter, and Hosea says the people scorn the prophet as mad. Interpretation: Tradition reads such curses as a warning of what happens when people turn away from God's commands. Hosea's verse is read as showing how the people mocked true prophets. In the primary lessons: In everyday talk: "Mum was mad at me" (angry, mostly USA), "you're mad to swim in winter" (crazy, UK). Phrases: mad at, mad about, go mad, drive someone mad, like mad, mad as a hatter.

### examples

- so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. (Torah DEU.28.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x1)
- Madmenah is in mad flight; the inhabitants of Gebim flee to cover. (Prophets ISA.10.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x2)
- The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad! (Prophets HOS.9.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x3)
- I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?' (Writings ECC.2.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x4)
- Mum was mad at me for being late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x5)
- You're mad to go swimming in this cold! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x6)
- She's mad about horses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x7)
- The noise is driving me mad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x8)
- We ran like mad to catch the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x9)
- The crowd went mad when we scored. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x10)
- (slang) He's got mad skills on the skateboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x11)
- "Den Brer Possum git mighty mad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/#x12)

### note

Comparison: madder, maddest (double d). "Mad" meaning angry is more American; in the UK people more often mean "crazy". Calling a real person "mad" for illness is unkind. "Like mad" means very fast or very hard.

### In the corpora

- [so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.771/)
- [Madmenah is in mad flight; the inhabitants of Gebim flee to cover.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.249/)
- [That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.998/)
- [The prophet is a fool, the man of the spirit is mad!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.126/)
- [Mine enemies taunt me all the day; they that are mad against me do curse by me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1779/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mad» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mad/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.