עָרוּםʻârûwm
crafty, shrewd, sensible
Pronunciation: aw-room' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6175
Meanings
1. crafty (Genesis 3:1; Job 5:12; Job 15:5)
2. in Proverbs, in good sense (Proverbs 12:23)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 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?”
- Job 5:12 He frustrates the plans of schemers so the work of their hands will not succeed.
- Job 15:5 Your sins are telling your mouth what to say. Your words are based on clever deception.
- Proverbs 12:16 A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted.
- Proverbs 12:23 The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their foolishness.
- Proverbs 13:16 Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).