Lexical Definition

‎עָרוּם‎ ʻârûwm (aw-room') prudent ^H:A
passive participle of ‎עָרַם‎

crafty, prudent, subtil.

• cunning (usually in a bad sense)

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

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָרוּם‎ adjective crafty, shrewd, sensible; —

1. crafty, ‎׳‎‎ע‎ as predicate, of serpent Gen 3:1 plural as substantive ‎מַחְשְׁבוֺת עֲרוּמִים‎ Job 5:12, ‎׳‎‎לְשׁוֺן ע‎ Job 15:5.

2. in Proverbs, in good sense (opposed to ‎אֱוִיל‎, ‎כְּסִיל‎, ‎פֶּתִי‎); as attributive ‎אָדָם עָרוּם‎ Prov 12:23 a shrewd or sensible man; ‎׳‎‎ע‎ as substantive = id., vProv 12:16; Prov 13:16, so ‎׳‎‎חָכְמַת ע‎ vProv 13:8 = prudent man Prov 14:15; Prov 22:3; Prov 27:12 plural ‎עֲרוּמִים‎ Prov 14:18.

‎עֵרָן‎, ‎עֵרָנִי‎ see below I. ‎עור‎.

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