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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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6191.htm">arom</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>crafty, shrewd, sensible<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>crafty (2), prudent (2), prudent man (3), sensible (2), sensible man (1), shrewd (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עָרוּם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>crafty, shrewd, sensible</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>crafty</em>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ע</font> as predicate, of serpent <a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-1.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>; plural as substantive <font class="hebrew2">מַחְשְׁבוֺת עֲרוּמִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/5-12.htm">Job 5:12</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לְשׁוֺן ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-5.htm">Job 15:5</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> in Proverbs, in good sense (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">אֱוִיל</font>, <font class="hebrew2">כְּסִיל</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מֶּתִי</font>); as attributive <font class="hebrew2">אָדָם עָרוּם</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-23.htm">Proverbs 12:23</a> <em>a shrewd</em> or <em>sensible man</em>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ע</font> as substantive = <em>id.</em>, <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-16.htm">Proverbs 12:16</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-16.htm">Proverbs 13:16</a>, so <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">חָכְמַת ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-8.htm">Proverbs 13:8</a>; = <em>prudent man</em> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-15.htm">Proverbs 14:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-3.htm">Proverbs 22:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/27-12.htm">Proverbs 27:12</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">עֲרוּמִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-18.htm">Proverbs 14:18</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">עֵרָן</font>, <font class="hebrew2">עֵרָנִי</font> see below I. <font class="hebrew2">עור</font>. <p><font class="hebrew2">ערס</font> (√ of following). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>crafty, prudent, subtil <p>Passive participle of <a href="/hebrew/6191.htm">aram</a>; cunning (usually in a bad sense) -- crafty, prudent, subtil. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6191.htm">aram</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 3:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהַנָּחָשׁ֙ הָיָ֣ה <b> עָר֔וּם </b> מִכֹּל֙ חַיַּ֣ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was more <span class="itali">crafty</span> than<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was <span class="itali">more subtil</span> than any beast<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/3-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now the serpent was <span class="itali">crafty</span> any beast<p><b><a href="/text/job/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 5:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת <b> עֲרוּמִ֑ים </b> וְֽלֹא־ תַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the plotting <span class="itali">of the shrewd,</span> So that their hands<br><a href="/kjvs/job/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the devices <span class="itali">of the crafty,</span> so that their hands<br><a href="/interlinear/job/5-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> frustrates the plotting <span class="itali">of the shrewd</span> cannot attain<p><b><a href="/text/job/15-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 15:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֝תִבְחַ֗ר לְשׁ֣וֹן <b> עֲרוּמִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the language <span class="itali">of the crafty.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the tongue <span class="itali">of the crafty.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/15-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> choose the language <span class="itali">of the crafty</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 12:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכֹסֶ֖ה קָל֣וֹן <b> עָרֽוּם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at once, <span class="itali">But a prudent man</span> conceals<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> known: <span class="itali">but a prudent</span> [man] covereth<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> conceals dishonor <span class="itali">A prudent</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/12-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 12:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אָדָ֣ם <b> עָ֭רוּם </b> כֹּ֣סֶה דָּ֑עַת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">A prudent</span> man conceals<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">A prudent</span> man concealeth<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> man <span class="itali">A prudent</span> conceals knowledge<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/13-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 13:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כָּל־ <b> עָ֭רוּם </b> יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Every <span class="itali">prudent man</span> acts with knowledge,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Every prudent</span> [man] dealeth<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/13-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Every <span class="itali">prudent</span> acts knowledge<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> חָכְמַ֣ת <b> עָ֭רוּם </b> הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכּ֑וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The wisdom <span class="itali">of the sensible</span> is to understand<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> The wisdom <span class="itali">of the prudent</span> [is] to understand<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the wisdom <span class="itali">of the sensible</span> understand his way<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְכָל־ דָּבָ֑ר <b> וְ֝עָר֗וּם </b> יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> everything, <span class="itali">But the sensible man</span> considers<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every word: <span class="itali">but the prudent</span> [man] looketh well<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> everything word <span class="itali">the sensible</span> considers to his going<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת <b> וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים </b> יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> foolishness, <span class="itali">But the sensible</span> are crowned<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> folly: <span class="itali">but the prudent</span> are crowned<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the naive foolishness <span class="itali">the sensible</span> are crowned knowledge<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/22-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 22:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> עָר֤וּם ׀ </b> רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The prudent</span> sees the evil<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">A prudent</span> [man] foreseeth the evil,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">the prudent</span> sees the evil<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 27:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> עָר֤וּם </b> רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">A prudent man</span> sees evil<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">A prudent</span> [man] foreseeth the evil,<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/27-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">A prudent</span> sees the evil<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6175.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6175.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6175<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/arum_6175.htm">‘ā·rūm — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/arumim_6175.htm">‘ă·rū·mîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaarumim_6175.htm">wa·‘ă·rū·mîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vearum_6175.htm">wə·‘ā·rūm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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