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OSHB Prov 22:3 עָרוּם (ˊārūm) Strongs=6175 Lemma=‘עָרוּם’
contextual word gloss=‘A_sensible_[person]’ word gloss=‘Cunning’
Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (6) of identical word form עָרוּם (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘עָרוּם’ (Morphology=Aamsa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 5 different glosses: ‘[is]_sensible’, ‘a_sensible_[person]’, ‘crafty’, ‘sensible’, ‘sensible_[person]’.

GEN 3:1 contextual word gloss=‘crafty’ word gloss=‘cunning’ OSHB GEN 3:1 word 3

OET-LV: 3 And_the_snake it _was crafty from_all (the)_animal _of the_field which he _had _made YHWH god and_he/it _said to the_woman also if/because did _he _say god not you(pl)_must _eat from_all (the)_tree _of the_garden. (GEN_3:1)

OET-RV: 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?” (GEN 3:1)

PROV 12:16 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_sensible’ word gloss=‘cunning’ OSHB PROV 12:16 word 7

OET-LV: 16 A _fool in _the_day it _is _known anger _of_his and_one _who_conceals shame is_sensible. (PRO_12:16)

OET-RV: 16 A fool’s anger is made known straightaway,
⇔ ^ but a sensible person overlooks being disrespected. (PRO 12:16)

PROV 12:23 contextual word gloss=‘sensible’ word gloss=‘cunning’ OSHB PROV 12:23 word 2

OET-LV: 23 A _person sensible is_concealing knowledge and_the_heart _of fools it _proclaims foolishness. (PRO_12:23)

OET-RV: 23 A sensible person doesn’t show off everything they know,
⇔ ^ but foolish people like to proclaim their foolishness. (PRO 12:23)

PROV 13:16 contextual word gloss=‘sensible_[person]’ word gloss=‘cunning’ OSHB PROV 13:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 Every _of sensible_person he _acts with_knowledge and_a _fool he _spreads _out foolishness. (PRO_13:16)

OET-RV: 16 Every sensible person makes use of knowledge,
⇔ ^ but the fool displays his foolishness. (PRO 13:16)

PROV 14:8 contextual word gloss=‘a_sensible_[person]’ word gloss=‘cunning’ OSHB PROV 14:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 the_wisdom _of a _sensible_person is_to _understand its_road/course and_the_foolishness _of fools is_deceit. (PRO_14:8)

OET-RV: 8 a sensible person has the wisdom to understand their direction,
⇔ ^ but fools are deceived by their own foolishness. (PRO 14:8)

PROV 27:12 contextual word gloss=‘a_sensible_[person]’ word gloss=‘cunning’ OSHB PROV 27:12 word 1

OET-LV: 12 A _sensible_person he _sees evil he _hides _himself naive _people they _pass _on they _are _punished. (PRO_27:12)

OET-RV: 12 A sensible person sees evil and stays out of sight
⇔ but naive people continue on then get punished. (PRO 27:12)