עָרוּם, [rubbed, bright, cmp. Lat. tritus,] prudent, deliberate, wise; (in an evil sense) subtle, cunning. Ber. 17ᵃ לעולם יהא אדם ע׳ ביראה man should always be deliberate in the fear of the Lord (consider in what manner he can best serve the Lord). Sot. III, 4 רשע ע׳ a wicked man that is subtle, expl. ib. 21ᵇ זה המטעים וכ׳, v. טָעַם; Tanḥ. Mishp. 6. Sot. l. c. במי שמשים עצמו ע׳ Var. in Rashi, v. next w.; a. fr.—Pesik. Shimʿu, p. 118ᵇ, sq. (in Chald. dict.) לית עיסקא דע׳ מהלך עם שטיא the sane has no business to walk with the fool; (Yalk. Jer. 265 דעָרִים).—Pl. עֲרוּמִים, עֲרוּמִין. Ḥull. 5ᵇ (ref. to Ps. XXXVI, 7) אלו בני אדם שהן ע׳ בדעת וכ׳ that means those men who are clever in knowledge and yet conduct themselves humbly like a domestic animal; a. e.