# H6175 עָרוּם

עָרוּם (ʻârûwm), Strong’s H6175: cunning (usually in a bad sense) KJV: crafty, prudent, subtil.. Occurs 11 times.

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*ʻârûwm* — cunning (usually in a bad sense)

KJV: crafty, prudent, subtil.

Occurs 11 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- עָרוּם adj. crafty, shrewd, sensible

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 3:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/3?v=1) — Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Has…
- [Proverbs 12:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/12?v=16) — A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
- [Proverbs 12:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/12?v=23) — A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
- [Proverbs 13:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/13?v=16) — Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
- [Proverbs 14:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=8) — The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
- [Proverbs 14:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=15) — A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
- [Proverbs 14:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=18) — The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- [Proverbs 22:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/22?v=3) — A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- [Proverbs 27:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/27?v=12) — A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- [Job 5:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/job/5?v=12) — He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.