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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)
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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:1 - The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:12 - He frustrates the plans of schemers
so the work of their hands will not succeed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:5 - Your sins are telling your mouth what to say.
Your words are based on clever deception.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A fool is quick-tempered,
but a wise person stays calm when insulted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge,
but fools broadcast their foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Wise people think before they act;
fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The prudent understand where they are going,
but fools deceive themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:15 - Only simpletons believe everything they’re told!
The prudent carefully consider their steps.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,[fn]
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:3 - A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:12 - A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.
The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
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