Lexicon arum: Shrewd, crafty, prudent, cunning Original Word: עָרוּם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance crafty, prudent, subtil Passive participle of aram; cunning (usually in a bad sense) -- crafty, prudent, subtil. see HEBREW aram NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom arom Definition crafty, shrewd, sensible NASB Translation crafty (2), prudent (2), prudent man (3), sensible (2), sensible man (1), shrewd (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs 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, מֶּתִי); 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. עֵרָן, עֵרָנִי see below I. עור. ערס (√ of following). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root עָרַם (aram), which means to be subtle or crafty.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3835 (panourgos): This Greek term is often translated as "crafty" or "cunning," similar to עָרוּם (arum). It can imply skillfulness in achieving one's ends, sometimes with a negative connotation. Usage: The word עָרוּם (arum) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often describing a person's ability to navigate complex situations with wisdom or deceit. It is used to describe the serpent in Genesis 3:1, highlighting its craftiness. In other contexts, it can refer to prudence or wisdom, as seen in Proverbs. Context: • The term עָרוּם (arum) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a range of behaviors from shrewdness to deceit. In Genesis 3:1, the serpent is described as "more cunning than any beast of the field," indicating a negative use of the term associated with deception. However, in Proverbs, the term can be used positively, as in Proverbs 12:16, where a prudent person is described as one who overlooks an insult. Forms and Transliterations וְ֝עָר֗וּם וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים וערום וערומים עֲרוּמִ֑ים עֲרוּמִֽים׃ עָ֭רוּם עָר֔וּם עָר֤וּם עָר֤וּם ׀ עָרֽוּם׃ ערום ערום׃ ערומים ערומים׃ ‘ă·rū·mîm ‘ā·rūm ‘ārūm ‘ărūmîm aRum aruMim vaaruMim veaRum wa‘ărūmîm wa·‘ă·rū·mîm wə‘ārūm wə·‘ā·rūmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 3:1 HEB: וְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ הָיָ֣ה עָר֔וּם מִכֹּל֙ חַיַּ֣ת NAS: was more crafty than KJV: was more subtil than any beast INT: now the serpent was crafty any beast Job 5:12 Job 15:5 Proverbs 12:16 Proverbs 12:23 Proverbs 13:16 Proverbs 14:8 Proverbs 14:15 Proverbs 14:18 Proverbs 22:3 Proverbs 27:12 11 Occurrences |
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