◄ 6175. arum ►
Strong's Lexicon arum: Shrewd, crafty, prudent, cunning Original Word: עָרוּם Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: `aruwm Pronunciation: ah-ROOM Phonetic Spelling: (aw-room') Definition: Shrewd, crafty, prudent, cunning Meaning: cunning Word Origin: Derived from the root עָרַם (aram), which means "to be subtle" or "to be crafty." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for "arum" is "πανουργία" (panourgia), which also carries the dual connotation of cleverness and deceit. Usage: The Hebrew word "arum" is used in the Bible to describe a range of characteristics from positive prudence and wisdom to negative cunning and deceit. It often denotes a sense of being skillfully resourceful or strategically wise, but it can also imply a morally questionable craftiness, depending on the context. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, wisdom and prudence were highly valued traits, often associated with successful leadership and survival. However, the line between wisdom and cunning could be thin, and "arum" captures this duality. The term reflects the complexity of human character and the importance of discernment in evaluating actions and intentions. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from 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). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance crafty, prudent, subtil Passive participle of aram; cunning (usually in a bad sense) -- crafty, prudent, subtil. see HEBREW aram 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·rūm Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman'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 HEB: מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא־ תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה NAS: the plotting of the shrewd, So that their hands KJV: the devices of the crafty, so that their hands INT: frustrates the plotting of the shrewd cannot attain Job 15:5 HEB: וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן עֲרוּמִֽים׃ NAS: the language of the crafty. KJV: the tongue of the crafty. INT: choose the language of the crafty Proverbs 12:16 HEB: וְכֹסֶ֖ה קָל֣וֹן עָרֽוּם׃ NAS: at once, But a prudent man conceals KJV: known: but a prudent [man] covereth INT: conceals dishonor A prudent Proverbs 12:23 HEB: אָדָ֣ם עָ֭רוּם כֹּ֣סֶה דָּ֑עַת NAS: A prudent man conceals KJV: A prudent man concealeth INT: man A prudent conceals knowledge Proverbs 13:16 HEB: כָּל־ עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת NAS: Every prudent man acts with knowledge, KJV: Every prudent [man] dealeth INT: Every prudent acts knowledge Proverbs 14:8 HEB: חָכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכּ֑וֹ NAS: The wisdom of the sensible is to understand KJV: The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand INT: the wisdom of the sensible understand his way Proverbs 14:15 HEB: לְכָל־ דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃ NAS: everything, But the sensible man considers KJV: every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well INT: everything word the sensible considers to his going Proverbs 14:18 HEB: פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת׃ NAS: foolishness, But the sensible are crowned KJV: folly: but the prudent are crowned INT: the naive foolishness the sensible are crowned knowledge Proverbs 22:3 HEB: עָר֤וּם ׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה NAS: The prudent sees the evil KJV: A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, INT: the prudent sees the evil Proverbs 27:12 HEB: עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה NAS: A prudent man sees evil KJV: A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, INT: A prudent sees the evil 11 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6175 11 Occurrences ‘ā·rūm — 7 Occ. ‘ă·rū·mîm — 2 Occ. wa·‘ă·rū·mîm — 1 Occ. wə·‘ā·rūm — 1 Occ.