International Standard Bible Encyclopedia CUNNINGkun'-ing (chakham, chashabh): In Bible-English "cunning" means always "wise" or "skilful"; the word does not occur in the bad sense, and it is found in the Old Testament only. The chief Hebrew words are chakham, "wise," "skilful" (2 Chronicles 2:7 the King James Version "a man cunning to work in gold"; 2 Chronicles 2:13 Isaiah 3:3 the King James Version, etc.); chashabh, "to think," "devise," "desire" (Exodus 26:1, 31; Exodus 28:6, 15 the King James Version, etc.). We have also da`ath, "knowledge" (1 Kings 7:14 the King James Version); bin, "to be intelligent" (1 Chronicles 25:7 the King James Version); machasbebheth, "thought," "device," "design" (Exodus 31:4; Exodus 35:33, 15 the King James Version); 'aman, "artificer" (Songs 7:1 the King James Version); yadha`, "to know," once translated "cunning" (Daniel 1:4 the King James Version). Greek 3834. panourgia -- cleverness, craftiness ... craftiness. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: panourgia Phonetic Spelling: (pan-oorg-ee'-ah) Short Definition: cunning, craftiness Definition ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3834.htm - 7k 3835. panourgos -- ready to do anything, crafty, skillful 3789. ophis -- a snake 258. alopex -- a fox Strong's Hebrew 2791. cheresh -- silently, secretly... 2790b, 2791. cheresh. 2791a . silently, secretly. Transliteration: cheresh Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-resh) Short Definition: cunning. cunning, secretly ... /hebrew/2791.htm - 5k 1847. daath -- knowledge 2803. chashab -- to think, account 4284. machashabah -- thought, device 2450. chakam -- wise 6191. arom -- to be shrewd or crafty 542. omman -- a masterworkman, artist 6122. oqbah -- insidiousness 995. bin -- to discern 6175. arum -- crafty, shrewd, sensible Library Concerning the Cunning of Leontius, Bishop of Antioch, and the ... "Bring not Therefore Your Cunning Man, that Has Skill in Words... A Good Declaring of Certain Doubts that May Fall in this Word ... How a Man Shall have Him in this Work against all Thoughts, and ... Seeking Richly Rewarded The Longbeards' Saga. AD 400 Hiram, the Inspired Artificer Now There were Few Barriers Between the Emperor and the People. .. ... Results of Transgression Gifts and Talents. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (a.) Knowing; skillful; dexterous.2. (a.) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work. 3. (a.) Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful. 4. (a.) Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy. 5. (a.) Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity. 6. (n.) The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft. Thesaurus Cunning (43 Occurrences)... 2. (a.) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work. ... 4. (a.) Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy. ... /c/cunning.htm - 22k Craftiness (8 Occurrences) Cunningly (3 Occurrences) Craft (14 Occurrences) Sleight (1 Occurrence) Subtilty (9 Occurrences) Unscrupulous (2 Occurrences) Overreach (1 Occurrence) Workman (22 Occurrences) Workfellow (1 Occurrence) Bible Concordance Cunning (43 Occurrences)Acts 13:10 and said, "Full of all deceit and all cunning, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? Acts 18:14 But, when Paul was about to begin his defence, Gallio said to the Jews, "If it had been some wrongful act or piece of cunning knavery I might reasonably have listened to you Jews. 1 Corinthians 3:19 This world's wisdom is "foolishness" in God's sight; for it is written, "He snares the wise with their own cunning." 2 Corinthians 4:2 Nay, we have renounced the secrecy which marks a feeling of shame. We practice no cunning tricks, nor do we adulterate God's Message. But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience. 2 Corinthians 11:3 But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; Genesis 25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. Exodus 26:1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work shalt thou make them. Exodus 26:31 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubim shall it be made: Exodus 28:6 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. Exodus 31:4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, Exodus 35:33 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. Exodus 35:35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. Exodus 36:8 And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work made he them. Exodus 36:35 And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim made he it of cunning work. Exodus 38:23 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. Exodus 39:3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work. Exodus 39:8 And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. Joshua 9:4 they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins, old and torn and bound up, 1 Samuel 16:16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 1 Samuel 16:18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him. 1 Samuel 23:22 Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtly. 2 Kings 10:19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshippers, and all of his priests. Let none be absent; for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live." But Jehu did it in subtlety, intending that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 1 Chronicles 22:15 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. 1 Chronicles 25:7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight. 2 Chronicles 2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 2 Chronicles 2:13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's, 2 Chronicles 2:14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 2 Chronicles 26:15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvelously helped, till he was strong. Job 5:13 He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong. Psalms 58:5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely. Psalms 64:6 They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning. Psalms 83:3 They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones. Psalms 119:118 You have overcome all those who are wandering from your rules; for all their thoughts are false. Psalms 137:5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. Proverbs 7:10 And the woman came out to him, in the dress of a loose woman, with a designing heart; Song of Songs 7:1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. Isaiah 3:3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. Isaiah 25:11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst thereof, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim; but Jehovah will lay low his pride together with the craft of his hands. Isaiah 40:20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. Jeremiah 9:17 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: Daniel 1:4 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. Daniel 8:25 And through his cunning shall he cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he will magnify himself in his heart, and by prosperity will corrupt many; and he will stand up against the Prince of princes: but he shall be broken without hand. Subtopics Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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