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:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עׇרְמָה (or.mah) — craftiness. shrewdness, craftiness, prudence
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · ערם
Wise | ≈ דַּעַת · לֵב · מְזִמָּה
cunning, prudence = state in which someone is 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
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עָרְמָה n.f. craftiness, prudence base