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Lexicon :: Strong's H6175 - ʿārûm

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עָרוּם
Transliteration
ʿārûm
Pronunciation
aw-room'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass. part. of עָרַם (H6191)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1698c

Strong’s Definitions

עָרוּם ʻârûwm, aw-room'; passive participle of H6191; cunning (usually in a bad sense):—crafty, prudent, subtil.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H6175 in the following manner: prudent (8x), crafty (2x), subtil (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H6175 in the following manner: prudent (8x), crafty (2x), subtil (1x).
  1. subtle, shrewd, crafty, sly, sensible

    1. crafty

    2. shrewd, sensible, prudent

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָרוּם ʻârûwm, aw-room'; passive participle of H6191; cunning (usually in a bad sense):—crafty, prudent, subtil.
STRONGS H6175: Abbreviations
עָרוּם adjective crafty, shrewd, sensible; —
1. crafty, ע׳ as predicate, of serpent Genesis 3:1; plural as substantive מַחְשְׁבוֺת עֲרוּמִים Job 5:12, לְשׁוֺן ע׳ Job 15:5.
2. in Proverbs, in good sense (opposed to אֱוִיל, כְּסִיל, פֶּתִי); as attributive אָדָם עָרוּם Proverbs 12:23 a shrewd or sensible man; ע׳ as substantive = id., Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 13:16, so חָכְמַת ע׳ Proverbs 13:8; = prudent man Proverbs 14:15; Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 27:12; plural עֲרוּמִים Proverbs 14:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:1

Job

5:12; 15:5

Proverbs

12:16; 12:23; 13:8; 13:16; 14:15; 14:18; 22:3; 27:12

H6175

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6175 matches the Hebrew עָרוּם (ʿārûm),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:1 -

Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And [fn]the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from [fn]any tree of the garden’?”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 -

“He frustrates the devices and schemes of the crafty,

So that their hands cannot attain success or achieve anything of [lasting] worth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:5 -

“For your guilt teaches your mouth,

And you choose [to speak] the language of the crafty and cunning.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 -

The [arrogant] fool’s anger is quickly known [because he lacks self-control and common sense],

But a prudent man ignores an insult.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 -

A shrewd man is reluctant to display his knowledge [until the proper time],

But the heart of [over-confident] fools proclaims foolishness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 -

Every prudent and self-disciplined man acts with knowledge,

But a [closed-minded] fool [who refuses to learn] displays his foolishness [for all to see].

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 -

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,

But the foolishness of [shortsighted] fools is deceit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 -

The naive or inexperienced person [is easily misled and] believes every word he hears,

But the prudent man [is discreet and astute and] considers well where he is going.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 -

The naive [are unsophisticated and easy to exploit and] inherit foolishness,

But the sensible [are thoughtful and far-sighted and] are crowned with knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:3 -

A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it],

But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:12 -

A prudent man sees evil and hides himself and avoids it,

But the naive [who are easily misled] continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

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