עָרוּם

a.rumAdjectiveH6175

prudent

From: passive participle of H6191 (עָרַם);

Short Definition

cunning (usually in a bad sense)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. subtle, shrewd, crafty, sly, sensible 1a) crafty 1b) shrewd, sensible, prudent

Grammar

Part of Speech Adjective

Morphology H:A

DescriptionHebrew Adjective

Occurrences

11 times

Appears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Proverbs
8
Job
2
Genesis
1

Key Passages

  • Genesis 3:1
  • Job 5:12
  • Proverbs 12:23
  • Proverbs 14:8
  • Proverbs 14:18

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