Ormah עׇרְמָה
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| עׇרְמָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ormah |
| Strong's number | H6195 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | craftiness |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (3) |
Ormah (Hebrew עׇרְמָה, Strong's H6195) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “craftiness”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
shrewdness, craftiness, prudence
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | guile (1), wilily (1), subtilty (1), wisdom (1), prudence (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | prudence (2), schemes (1), be shrewd (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ormah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 21:14But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
Joshua
- Joshua 9:4They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
- Proverbs 8:5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
- Proverbs 8:12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).