Strongs Number: H6191
- Hebrew Word
- עָרַם
- Transliteration
- ʻâram
- Phonetic
- aw-ram'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
properly to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derived sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) bo be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to be subtle, be shrewd, be crafty, beware, take crafty counsel, be prudent
a. (Qal) to be crafty, be subtle
b. (Hiphil) to be crafty, be or become shrewd
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- X-(idiom) {very} {beware} take crafty {[counsel]} be {prudent} deal subtilly.