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haskel הַשְׂכֵּל haskel

INSIGHT — prudent skill that SUCCEEDS: from sakal, 'to be prudent, to act wisely and prosper.' 'The discipline of insight' (musar haskel, 1:3) is training that produces competent, effective living — not just right ideas but the deft handling of real situations. KJV 'wise dealing'; the noun-form maskil titles the 'skillful' psalms. → first discussed at Gen 1:3