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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 than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[fn] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 - He frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:5 - For your iniquity teaches your mouth,
and you choose the tongue of the crafty.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - The vexation of a fool is known at once,
but the prudent ignores an insult.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - A prudent man conceals knowledge,
but the heart of fools proclaims folly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool flaunts his folly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:3 - The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:12 - The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
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