עָרוּםarum meaning in Biblical Hebrew
shrewd, canny, sharp-eyed · adjective (frequently used as a noun: 'a shrewd man')
The serpent in Eden and the wise man in Proverbs get handed the identical adjective, vowels and all. Hebrew refuses to tell you which one you are being.
פֶּתִי יַאֲמִין לְכָל־דָּבָר וְעָרוּם יָבִין לַאֲשֻׁרוֹ
“The simple man believes every word, but the shrewd man understands where he is stepping." — Proverbs 14:15”
Who is the arum in your family — the one who always sees it coming?