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† [הוֹלֵלָה] n.f. madness (on text v. infr.), only pl. הֹלֵלוֹת, הוֹלֵלוֹת, and only Ec: Ec 1:17 and I set my heart (וָאֶתְּנָה לִבִּי) to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly (הֹלֵלוֹת וְשִׂכְלוּת), cf. הוֹלֵלוֹת 2:12 (‖ id.); וְלָדַעַת רֶשַׁע כֶּסֶל וְהַסִּכְלוּת ה׳ 7:25, i.e. to know folly to be madness; possibly read חוֹלֵלוּת, cf. סִכְלוּת & foll.; the moral evil of it is specif. recognised in Ec 9:3 (‖ רָע).

† שִׁגָּעוֹן n.m. madness;—הִכָּה בְּשׁ׳ Dt 28:28 smite with madness, fig. of wild and helpless panic (‖ עִוָּרוֹן, תִּמְהוֹן לֵבָב), Zc 12:4 (‖ תִּמָּהוֹן); בְּשׁ׳ 2 K 9:20 (hyperb.) madly.

μᾰνία, __A Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (μαίνομαι) madness, Refs 6th c.BC+ __A.II enthusiasm, inspired frenzy, μ. Διονύσου πάρα Refs 5th c.BC+; θεία μ., opposed to σωφροσύνη ἀνθρωπίνη,Refs 5th c.BC+ __A.III passion, ἐρωτικὴ μ. Refs 5th c.BC+; μανίη τινός mad desire for.., Refs 4th c.BC+

παραφρον-έω, to be beside oneself, deranged, Refs 5th c.BC+: poetry παραιφρ- Refs 3rd c.BC+ __2 to be delirious, variant in Refs 5th c.BC+. παραφρόν-ησις, εως, ἡ, ={παραφροσύνη}, LXX+5th c.BC+ middle in Refs

† הוֹלֵלוּת n.f. id. (formed unusually from the ptcp., an Aramaic formation, cf. BaNB 414 f.) תְּחִלַּת דִּבְרֵי־פִיהוּ סִכְלוּת וְאַחֲרִית פִּיהוּ הוֹלֵלוּת רָעָה Ec 10:13 the beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, and the end of his mouth (his speech) is evil madness.