Quick Definition
prudent
Strong's Definition
cunning (usually in a bad sense)
Derivation: passive participle of H6191 (עָרַם);
KJV Usage: crafty, prudent, subtil.
TWOT Reference: 1698c
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עָרוּם (a.rum) — prudent. 1) subtle, shrewd, crafty, sly, sensible 1a) crafty 1b) shrewd, sensible, prudent
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · ערם
Wise | ≈ בין | ≠ כְּסִיל · אֱוִיל · פֶּתִי
astute, clever, crafty, cunning, prudent = 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
GEN 3:1 · JOB 5:12 · JOB 15:5 · PRO 12:16 · PRO 12:23 · PRO 13:16 · PRO 14:8 · PRO 14:15 · PRO 14:18 · PRO 22:3 · PRO 27:12
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָרוּם adj. crafty, shrewd, sensible base