Strong's Lexicon

H6191

H6191 — עָרַם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewaramverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1698

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6191
Word:	עָרַם
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	aram
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`aram (aw-ram') v.
Meaning:	1. (properly) to be (or make) bare 2. but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
KJV Renderings:	X very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6395

[עָרֹם Lag^{BN 31}] verb be shrewd, crafty (Late Hebrew id., Hiph`il; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4087], [untranscribed source text 4088], [untranscribed source text 4089] be ill-natured, cross; ᵑ7 adjective עָרִים shrewd, Syriac [untranscribed source text 4090] id., and verb in derived species (Pe`al in Lexicons)); —

Qal Infinitive absolute in עָרֹם יַעְרִם 1Sam 23:22 he is exceedingly crafty.

Hiph`il Imperfect be crafty, 3 masculine singular יַעְרִם 1Sam 23:22 be or become shrewd יַעְרִם Prov 15:5; Prov 19:25 all these Qal Imperfect in ִ֯ according to Ba^{ZMG xliii
(1889), 180} so Ges^{«GKC:63n»§ 63n} Buhl^Lex, but perhaps read יֶעְרַם as Qal; true Hiph`il in 3 masculine plural יַעֲרִימוּ סוֺד Ps 83:4 they make crafty (their) counsel against thy people.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke