Strong's Lexicon aram: To be crafty, shrewd, or cunning Original Word: עָרַם Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3835 (πανουργία, panourgia) - Often translated as "craftiness" or "cunning," this Greek term captures similar nuances of shrewdness and deceit. Usage: The Hebrew verb "aram" primarily conveys the idea of being crafty or shrewd, often with a negative connotation of deceit or cunning. It is used to describe actions or characteristics that involve cleverness or trickery, sometimes in a morally questionable manner. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, wisdom and shrewdness were highly valued traits, often associated with survival and success. However, the Hebrew Scriptures often draw a distinction between godly wisdom and worldly cunning. The term "aram" reflects this tension, as it can describe both the positive attribute of prudence and the negative trait of deceitfulness. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be heaped up NASB Translation piled (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs I. [עָרַם] verb Niph`al be heaped up (compare Sabean אערמחו plural of [ערם] dam, so Arabic  compare DHMZMG xxx (1876), 676; VOJ i. 25 who compare Biblical Hebrew עֲרִמָה Arabic  (which Frä135 thinks Aramaic loan-word), compare  Pa`el heap up; > WetzstZeitschr. für Ethnol. 1873, 279 (Syriac Dreschtafel) who compare  strip [whence עַרְמוֺן below], and thinks עֲרֵמָה = bare heap);- Perfect3plural נֶעֶרְמוּ מַיִם Exodus 15:8. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance gather together A primitive root; to pile up -- gather together. Forms and Transliterations נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ נערמו ne‘ermū ne·‘er·mū NeermuLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 15:8 HEB: וּבְר֤וּחַ אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ מַ֔יִם נִצְּב֥וּ NAS: the waters were piled up, The flowing KJV: the waters were gathered together, the floods INT: the blast of your nostrils were piled the waters stood 1 Occurrence |
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