שָׂכַל (śākal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be prudent. It appears
63 times
in 16 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7919).
Also rendered
lay crosswise
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2264)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2264)lay crosswise; be, make, act, circumspect, intelligent; consider, expert, instruct, prosper, prudent, prudently, skill, skillful, have good success, teach, understand, understanding, wisdom, wise, wisely, guide wittingly
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׂכַלverb: lay crosswise
Piel lay crosswise;—(J)
Strong's H7919שָׂכַל: to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent KJV:consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.