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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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עָרוּם

Strong’s: H6175

Associated OET lemmas: עָרוּם

Authors: Theo van der Louw

Form 1

Part of speech: aj

Related lemmas: ערם

Sense 1: astute, clever, crafty, cunning, prudent

Semantic domains: Wise (002001002029)

Core domains: Wisdom (199)

Definition: = state in which someone is be able to manipulate difficult circumstances in such a way that the outcome is favorable to the planner; ≈ sometimes used in a positive sense, but also used in a negative sense

Synonyms: בין

Antonyms: כְּסִיל · אֱוִיל · פֶּתִי

Show passage in OET: GEN 3:1

OET-RV GEN 3:1

3 Now the snake was the craftiest of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had created, and one day he asked the woman, “Did God really command you to not eat fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

OET-LV GEN 3:1

3 And_the_snake it_was crafty from_all (the)_animal_of the_field which YHWH god he_had_made and_he/it_said to the_woman also if/because god did_he_say not you(pl)_must_eat from_all (the)_tree_of the_garden.
Show passage in OET: JOB 5:12

OET-RV JOB 5:12

12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty,
 ⇔ so their actions cannot succeed.

OET-LV JOB 5:12

12 Who_frustrates the_plans_of crafty_people and_not hands_of_their they_will_bring_about success.

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All 11 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 3:1

JOB: OET JOB 5:12 · OET JOB 15:5

PRO: OET PRO 12:16 · OET PRO 12:23 · OET PRO 13:16 · OET PRO 14:8 · OET PRO 14:15 · OET PRO 14:18 · OET PRO 22:3 · OET PRO 27:12