H6195 - עׇרְמָה (ʻormâh)

H6195 עׇרְמָה (ʻormâh) or-maw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

craftiness

Strong's Definition

trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion

Derivation: feminine of H6193 (עֹרֶם);

KJV Usage: guile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom.

TWOT Reference: 1698b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) shrewdness, craftiness, prudence

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1012 G1388 G3834 G5428

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

shrewdness, craftiness, prudence

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עָרְמָה ‛ormâh BDB Definition: 1) shrewdness, craftiness, prudence Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H6193 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1698b Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (5)

21:14

9:4

1:4 8:5 8:12

Exodus 21:14

But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.

Joshua 9:4

acted deceptively......... and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins..., cracked and mended.

Proverbs 1:4

To impart prudence to the simple [and] knowledge and discretion to the young,

Proverbs 8:5

O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding....

Proverbs 8:12

I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.