עָרַםʻâram/aw-ram'/
HebrewH61915 occurrences (KJV)
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)
KJV renders it: [idiom] very, beware, take crafty (counsel), be prudent, deal subtilly.
Where it appears(showing the first 4 of 5)
- 1 Sam 23:22Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he deals very crafty.
- Ps 83:3They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
- Prov 15:5A fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.
- Prov 19:25Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.