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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.
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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 the most crafty of all the brutes on the earth, which the Lord God made, and the serpent said to the woman, Wherefore has God said, Eat not of every tree of the garden?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 - frustrating the counsels of the crafty, and their hands shall not perform the truth:
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:5 - Thou art guilty by the words of thy mouth, neither hast thou discerned the words of the mighty.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A fool declares his wrath the same day; but a prudent man hides his own disgrace.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - An understanding man is a throne of wisdom; but the heart of fools shall meet with curses.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Every prudent man acts with knowledge: but the fool displays his own mischief.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent will understand their ways; but the folly of fools leads astray.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - The simple believes every word: but the prudent man betakes himself to after-thought.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - Fools shall have mischief for their portion; but the prudent shall take fast hold of understanding.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:3 - An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, but fools pass by and are punished.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:12 - A wise man, when evils are approaching, hides himself; but fools pass on, and will be punished.
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