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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6175 - עָרוּם

Transliteration

ʻârûwm

Phonetics

aw-room'

Origin

pass. part. of (H6191)

Parts of Speech

adjective

TWOT

1698c

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

subtle, shrewd, crafty, sly, sensible
1. crafty
2. shrewd, sensible, prudent

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3835 ‑ πανοῦργος (pan‑oor'‑gos); 4908 ‑ συνετός (soon‑et'‑os); 5429 ‑ φρόνιμος (fron'‑ee‑mos);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (11)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

BSB (11)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

CSB (11)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

ESV (11)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

KJV (11)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

LEB (11)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

LSB (15)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 12

N95 (15)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 12

NAS (16)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 12

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

Genesis 1

Job 2

Proverbs 8

ASV (11)

a prudent 3

but a prudent 1

but the prudent 2

every prudent 1

more subtle 1

of the crafty 2

of the prudent 1

BSB (11)

a shrewd 1

but a prudent man 1

but the prudent 1

but the prudent man 1

more crafty 1

of the crafty 2

of the prudent 1

prudent man 1

the prudent 2

CSB (11)

cunning 1

is sensible 1

of the crafty 2

sensible 4

shrewd 1

the sensible 2

ESV (11)

crafty 3

prudent 8

KJV (11)

crafty 2

prudent 8

subtil 1

LEB (11)

a clever 1

but the clever 2

is prudent 1

more crafty 1

of the crafty 1

the clever 2

the crafty 1

when the clever 1

who is clever 1

LSB (15)

crafty 3

man 3

one 1

prudent 8

N95 (15)

crafty 2

man 4

prudent 5

sensible 3

shrewd 1

NAS (16)

cunning 2

person 5

prudent 5

sensible 3

shrewd 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (11)

a prudent 3

but the prudent 2

every prudent 1

is prudent 1

more subtle 1

of the crafty 2

of the prudent 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2908) m r g (גהרמ GhRM) AC: Subtle CO: ? AB: ?

V) m r g (גהרמ GhRM) - Subtle: To be subtle in craftiness or prudence. KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Hiphil) subtilty, crafty, prudent, beware - Strongs: H6191 (עָרַם)

N^f1) e m r g (גהרמה GhRMH) - Subtlety: In craftiness or prudence. KJV (5): guile - Strongs: H6195 (עָרְמָה)

d^m) m f r g (גהרומ GhRWM) - Subtle: In craftiness or prudence. KJV (11): prudent, crafty, subtil - Strongs: H6175 (עָרוּם)

g^m) m r f g (גהורמ GhWRM) - Subtlety: In craftiness or prudence. KJV (1): craftiness - Strongs: H6193 (עֹרֶם)

j^m) n f m r g (גהרמונ GhRMWN) - Ermon: An unknown tree. KJV (2): chestnut - Strongs: H6196 (עֶרְמוֹן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

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).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָרוּם m.

(1) crafty, Genesis 3:1; Job 5:12, 15:5.

(2) in a good sense, prudent, cautious, Proverbs 12:16, 23 Proverbs 12:23 from the root עָרַם No. I. 2.

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List of Word Forms

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·rūm