H6175 H6175
prudent, shrewd (positive); crafty, cunning (negative)
1. prudent, shrewd (positive) — Describing a person who exercises wise caution, forethought, and practical intelligence — a positive quality commended in Proverbs. Arabic 'ذَكِيٌّ' (dhakiyy, intelligent), Korean '슬기롭다/슬기로운' (seulgiropda, wise), Swahili 'mwenye busara' (possessor of wisdom), Hindi 'चतुर' (catur, clever), Spanish 'prudente' all point to an approving sense of discernment and sagacity used across eight occurrences in wisdom literature. 8×
AR["ذَكِيٌّ","ذَكِيٍّ","وَ-أذْكِياءُ","وَ-ذَكِيٌّ"]·ben["এবং-চতুর","এবং-চতুরগণ","চতুর","চতুরের","বিচক্ষণ","বুদ্ধিমান"]·DE["klug","und-klug"]·EN["a-prudent-one","but-the-prudent","is-prudent","prudent","prudent-one","the-prudent"]·FR["et-prudent","prudent"]·heb["ו-ערום","ו-ערומים","ערום"]·HI["और-चतुर","चतुर","चतुर-की"]·ID["Yang-cerdik","adalah-cerdik","orang-yang-cerdik","tetapi-orang-orang-yang-cerdik","tetapi-orang-yang-cerdik","yang-cerdik"]·IT["e-prudente","prudente"]·jav["kang-pinter","lan-tiyang-pinter","pinter","tiyang-pinter","tiyang-waspada"]·KO["그러나-슬기로운-자-는","그러나-슬기로운-자-들-은","슬기로운","슬기로운-자-는","슬기로운-자-의","슬기로운-자가","슬기로운-자는","슬기롭다"]·PT["Astuto","e-prudente","e-prudentes","prudente"]·RU["а-благоразумные","а-благоразумный","благоразумного","благоразумный"]·ES["Astuto","Prudente","prudente","y-prudente","y-prudentes"]·SW["ana-busara","lakini-mwenye-busara","lakini-wenye-busara","mwenye-busara"]·TR["akıllı","akıllıdır","akıllının","tedbirli","ve-akıllı","ve-akıllılar"]·urd["اور-ہوشیار","ہوشیار","ہوشیار-کی","ہوشیار-ہے"]
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Senses
2. crafty, cunning (negative) — Describing a person who uses cleverness deceptively or manipulatively — a negative quality associated with the serpent (Gen 3:1) and the wicked in Job. Arabic 'الْمُحْتَالِينَ/الماكِرينَ' (al-muḥtālīn/al-mākirīn, schemers/cunning ones) and 'مَاكِرَةً' (mākiratan, deceitful), Korean '간교한' (gangyohan, crafty/sly), Swahili 'werevu/mjanja' (shrewd/sly), Spanish 'astutos/astuta' all confirm the pejorative connotation of trickery and guile across three occurrences. 3×
AR["الماكِرينَ","الْمُحْتَالِينَ","مَاكِرَةً"]·ben["চতুর","চতুরদের"]·DE["klug","listig"]·EN["crafty","the-crafty"]·FR["prudent","rusé"]·heb["ערום","ערומים"]·HI["चतुर","चतुरों-की"]·ID["cerdik","orang-licik","orang-orang-cerdik"]·IT["crafty","prudente"]·jav["licik","tiyang-licik"]·KO["간교한","간교한-자들의","괄활한-자들의"]·PT["astuta","astutos"]·RU["хитрее","хитрых"]·ES["astuta","astutos"]·SW["mjanja","werevu"]·TR["kurnaz","kurnazların"]·urd["چالاک","چالاکوں-کی","چالاکوں-کے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† עָרוּם adj. crafty, shrewd, sensible;— 1. crafty, ע׳ as pred., of serpent Gn 3:1; pl. as subst. מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲרוּמִים Jb 5:12, לְשׁוֹן ע׳ 15:5. 2. in Pr, in good sense (opp. אֱוִיל, כְּסִיל, פֶּתִי); as attrib. אָדָם עָרוּם Pr 12:23 a shrewd or sensible man; ע׳ as subst. = id., v 16; 13:16, so חָכְמַת ע׳ 14:8; = prudent man 14:15; 22:3; 27:12; pl. עֲרוּמִים 14:18.