ערום

Hebrew

Root
ע־ר־ם (ʿ-r-m)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʁum/

Adjective

ערום / עָרֹם • ('aróm) (feminine ערומה / עֲרֻמָּה, masculine plural ערומים / עֲרֻמִּים, feminine plural ערומות / עֲרֻמּוֹת)

1. Naked, nude, unclothed.
   • Tanach, Genesis 2:25:

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     וַיִּהְיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עֲרוּמִּים הָאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וְלֹא יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּ׃

     vayihyú sh'neihém arumím ha'adám v'ishtó v'ló yitbosháshu.

     And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

   • רותם כהן, כמעט שהתרגלתי

     דווקא שהתחלתי להבין שנחמד לי לצאת ערום מהמקלחת.

     davka shehitkhalti l'havin shenekhmad li latset arum mehamiklakhat

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Adjective

עָרוּם • (arúm) (feminine עֲרוּמָה, masculine plural עֲרוּמִים, feminine plural עֲרוּמוֹת)

1. (derogatory) Cunning, crafty, prudent, subtle.
   • c. 1000–400 B.C.E.
     Tanach, Genesis 3:1:

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     וְהַנָּחָשׁ הָיָה עָרוּם מִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה […]

     v'hanakhásh hayá arúm mikol khayát hasadé […]

     Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field […]