Hebrew · Strong's H6191
עָרַם
aramaw-ram'
properly, to be (or make) bare
1890 spelling: ʻâram
Gematria 310· 870 mispar gadol
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- בְּעָרְמָ֑ם1
- יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ1
- יַעְרִ֖ם1
- יַעְרִ֑ם1
- יַעְרִֽם׃1
- עָר֥וֹם1
How it is rendered · 6
- certainly to be crafty1
- he is crafty1
- he is prudent1
- he will become prudent1
- they make crafty1
- when are crafty they1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular3
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HVqi3ms · 3
- HR/Vqcc/Sp3mp · 1
- HVhi3mp · 1
- HVqaa · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Samuel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 23:22עָר֥וֹםaromverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutePlease go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.here: certainly to be crafty
- 1 Samuel 23:22יַעְרִ֖םya'rimverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularPlease go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.here: he is crafty
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 15:5יַעְרִֽם׃ya'rimverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularA fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.here: he is prudent
- Proverbs 19:25יַעְרִ֑םya'rimverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularStrike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man, and he will gain knowledge.here: he will become prudent
Same headword in Strong's