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LEFT

left (sama'l, "to go to the left," "to turn to the left," semo'l, "the left hand," sema'li, "belonging to the left," "situated on the left"; aristeros, and euphemistically euonumos, literally, "having a good name," "of good omen"): The words are chiefly used in orientation with or without the addition of the word "hand." So Abraham says to Lot: "If thou wilt take the left hand (semo'l), then I will go to the right; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left (sama'l)" (Genesis 13:9). Frequently in Hebrew idiom the right hand and the left are mentioned together in order to express the idea "everywhere," "anywhere," "altogether" (Genesis 24:49 Exodus 14:22, 29 Numbers 22:26 Deuteronomy 2:27; Deuteronomy 5:32 2 Corinthians 6:7). In the geographical sense the left is synonymous with north (Genesis 14:15 Joshua 19:27 Ezekiel 16:46 Acts 21:3). While the left hand is considered as weaker than the right (see LEFTHANDED), it is the hand which holds the bow (Ezekiel 39:3). The left hand is the side from which bad omens come, and therefore less lucky and less honored than the right hand (see HAND, note).

H. L. E. Luering

Greek

2176. euonumos -- of good name, euph. for left
... for left. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: euonumos Phonetic Spelling:
(yoo-o'-noo-mos) Short Definition: on the left-hand side, left Definition: (lit ...
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710. aristeros -- better, euph. for left, on the left
... for left, on the left. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aristeros Phonetic
Spelling: (ar-is-ter-os') Short Definition: on the left hand Definition: on ...
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1954. epiloipos -- still left
... still left. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: epiloipos Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-il'-oy-pos) Short Definition: remaining, that is left over Definition ...
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4035. perileipomai -- to be left remaining
... to be left remaining. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: perileipomai Phonetic
Spelling: (per-ee-li'-po) Short Definition: I leave behind Definition: I leave ...
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3062. loipos -- the rest, the remaining
... the rest, the remaining. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: loipos Phonetic
Spelling: (loy-poy') Short Definition: left, left behind, the remainder ...
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4052. perisseuo -- to be over and above, to abound
... and above, to abound. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: perisseuo Phonetic Spelling:
(per-is-syoo'-o) Short Definition: I exceed, am left over Definition: ( ...
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4051. perisseuma -- superfluity
... Word Origin from perisseuo Definition superfluity NASB Word Usage abundance (2),
full of what was left over (1), which fills (2). abundance, that was left. ...
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2641. kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind
... leipo Definition to leave, leave behind NASB Word Usage forsaking (1), kept (1),
leave (4), leaves behind (1), leaving (3), leaving behind (1), left (8), left ...
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5275. hupoleipo -- a remnant
... Verb Transliteration: hupoleipo Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ol-i'-po) Short Definition:
I leave behind Definition: I leave behind; pass: I am left surviving. ...
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1459. egkataleipo -- to leave behind, ie (in a good sense) let ...
... 1459 (from 1722 , "in"; 2596 , "down"; and 3007 , "to leave") -- properly, left
in a condition of lack ("without"); hence, to feel forsaken (helpless), like ...
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Strong's Hebrew

8042. semali -- left, on the left
... 8041, 8042. semali. 8043 . left, on the left. Transliteration: semali
Phonetic Spelling: (sem-aw-lee') Short Definition: left. Word ...
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8040. semovl -- the left
semovl or semol. 8039, 8040. semovl or semol. 8041 . the left. Transliteration:
semovl or semol Phonetic Spelling: (sem-ole') Short Definition: left. ...
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7604. shaar -- to remain, be left over
... 7603, 7604. shaar. 7605 . to remain, be left over. Transliteration: shaar Phonetic
Spelling: (shaw-ar') Short Definition: left. Word Origin a prim. ...
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8041. simel -- to take the left
... 8040, 8041. simel. 8042 . to take the left. Transliteration: simel Phonetic
Spelling: (saw-mal') Short Definition: left. Word Origin ...
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3498. yathar -- to remain over
... 3497, 3498. yathar. 3499 . to remain over. Transliteration: yathar Phonetic
Spelling: (yaw-thar') Short Definition: left. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5800a. azab -- to leave, forsake, loose
... 16), free (5), full* (1), give...vent (1), ignores (1), leave (26), leave them undone
(1), leave your behind (1), leaves (2), leaving (1), left (22), left me ...
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334. itter -- shut up, bound
... 333, 334. itter. 335 . shut up, bound. Transliteration: itter Phonetic Spelling:
(it-tare') Short Definition: left-handed. ... left-handed. ...
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8300. sarid -- a survivor
... Word Origin from sarad Definition a survivor NASB Word Usage left (1), remains
(1), remnant (2), survived (1), survivor (13), survivors (8), who survived (2). ...
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3225. yamin -- right hand
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition right hand NASB Word Usage left-handed*
(2), right (49), right hand (75), right side (8), south (4), southward (1). ...
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3027. yad -- hand
... helpless* (1), herself (1), himself (1), hold* (1), human agency (1), idle* (1),
influence (1), jaws (1), labor (1), large* (2), leadership (1), left-handed* (2 ...
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Library

The Hopeless Condition of the Left-Behind Ones.
... Chapter Nine The Worldward Results of the Redeemer's Return 2. The Hopeless
condition of the left-behind ones. What will happen ...
/.../pink/the redeemers return/2 the hopeless condition of.htm

Why Wesley Left Georgia
... Chapter 2. Troubles in Georgia; Return to England; Peter Bohler; "I Felt
my Heart Strangely Warmed" Why Wesley left Georgia. Thursday ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/why wesley left georgia.htm

Glory to God! the Christ Hath Left the Tomb,
... EASTER Glory to God! the Christ hath left the tomb,. tr., John Brownlie ... Glory to
God! the Christ hath left the tomb,. And ere the dawn upon the earth had broke,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns from the morningland/glory to god the christ.htm

Christ Hath Left the Dismal Tomb; --
... EASTER IX Christ hath left the dismal tomb;". 7,8,7,6. Christ hath left the dismal
tomb;". Glory, Glory, He is risen; Like a cloud hath passed the gloom,. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/ix christ hath left the.htm

His Left Hand is under My Head, and his Right Hand Shall Embrace ...
... CHAPTER II. 6. His left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace
me. She begins to understand the mystery, and, repenting ...
//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/6 his left hand is.htm

"Well Then, when First, Having Left the Schools, I Attached Myself ...
... Dialogues of Sulpitius Severus. Chapter I. "Well then, when first, having
left the schools, I attached myself to the blessed man� ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter i well then when.htm

But Surely He that is Left under a Necessity of Sinning as Long as ...
... Address 226: But surely he that is left under a necessity of sinning as
long as he� But surely he that is left under a necessity ...
/.../address 226 0 0 but surely he.htm

His Left Hand Should be under My Head, and his Right Hand Should ...
... CHAPTER VIII. 3. His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand
should embrace me. As we have before said, God has two ...
/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/3 his left hand should.htm

He Left one Shilling and Fourpence
... Chapter 8. Wesley and the Soldiers; In Ireland and Wales Again; Wesley Burned in
Effigy; Wesley as an Editor He Left One Shilling and Fourpence. ...
/.../wesley/the journal of john wesley/he left one shilling and.htm

How Bishop Colman, Having Left Britain, Built Two Monasteries in ...
... How Bishop Colman, having left Britain, built two monasteries in the country of
the Scots; the one for the Scots, the other for the English whom he had taken ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap iv how bishop colman.htm

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Left hand

Among the Hebrews, denoted the north (Job 23:9; Genesis 14:15), the face of the person being supposed to be toward the east.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Leave.

2. (imp. & p. p.) of Leave.

3. (a.) of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals.

4. (n.) That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North.

5. (n.) Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right.

Thesaurus

Left (3923 Occurrences)
...Left hand. ... 4. (n.) That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's
body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North. ...
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Left-handed (3 Occurrences)
Left-handed. Lefthanded, Left-handed. Leftover . Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Judges 3:15; 20:16), one unable to use the right hand ...
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Survivor (18 Occurrences)
... Numbers 21:35 So they struck him, and his sons and all his people, until there was
none left him remaining: and they possessed his land. (See RSV NIV). ...
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Abandoned (45 Occurrences)
... Acts 2:31 he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that
neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay. ...
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Survived (15 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei
(the same was left of the remnant of the Rephaim); for Moses attacked these ...
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Survivors (49 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). Numbers 21:35 So they struck him, and his sons and all his people, until
there was none left him remaining: and they possessed his land. (See NIV). ...
/s/survivors.htm - 21k

Baskets (20 Occurrences)
... They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken
pieces. ... They took up seven baskets of broken pieces that were left over. ...
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Stubble (18 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat,
left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle. ...
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Survive (20 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:27 Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, and you shall be left
few in number among the nations, where Yahweh shall lead you away. (See NIV). ...
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Served (182 Occurrences)
... Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him.
(WEB). Matthew 8:15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. ...
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Bible Concordance

Left (3923 Occurrences)

Left appears 3923 times in 12 translations.

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