8042. semali

Strong's Lexicon

semali: Left, left-hand

Original Word: שְׂמָאִלי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: sma'liy
Pronunciation: seh-mah-LEE
Phonetic Spelling: (sem-aw-lee')
Definition: Left, left-hand
Meaning: situated on the left side

Word Origin: Derived from the root שְׂמֹאל (s'mol), meaning "left" or "left hand."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent for "left" or "left hand" is ἀριστερός (aristeros), Strong's Greek #710.

Usage: The term "semali" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the direction or side that is opposite to the right. It often refers to the left hand or the left side of a person or object. In a broader sense, it can also imply a position of lesser favor or strength, as the right hand is traditionally associated with power and blessing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, the right hand was typically seen as the dominant and more favorable side. It was associated with strength, skill, and authority. The left hand, in contrast, was often considered weaker or less honorable. This cultural perspective is reflected in various biblical passages where the right hand symbolizes power and blessing, while the left hand may imply a secondary position.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as semovl
Definition
left, on the left
NASB Translation
left (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שְׂמָאלִי adjective left, on the left; — ׳שׂ 1 Kings 7:21 +; feminine שְׂמָאלִית Leviticus 14:15 +; — left (usually opposed to יְמָנִי), pillar 1 Kings 7:21 2Chronicles 3:17, side of temple 2 Kings 11:11 2Chronicles 23:10, side of body Ezekiel 4:4, palm Leviticus 14:15,16,26,17 (P).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

left

From smo'wl; situated on the left side -- left.

see HEBREW smo'wl

Forms and Transliterations

הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃ השמאלי השמאלית השמאלית׃ מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול מהשמאול haś·śə·mā·lî haś·śə·mā·lîṯ hassemaLi haśśəmālî hassemaLit haśśəmālîṯ mê·haś·śə·mō·wl mehasseMol mêhaśśəmōwl

Englishman's Concordance

Leviticus 14:15
HEB: כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃
NAS: and pour [it] into his left palm;
KJV: of his own left hand:
INT: palm the priest his left

Leviticus 14:16
HEB: עַל־ כַּפּ֖וֹ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית וְהִזָּ֨ה מִן־
NAS: into the oil that is in his left palm,
KJV: in the oil that [is] in his left hand,
INT: and palm his left sprinkle some

Leviticus 14:26
HEB: כַּ֥ף הַכֹּהֵ֖ן הַשְּׂמָאלִֽית׃
NAS: some of the oil into his left palm;
KJV: into the palm of his own left hand:
INT: palm the priest his left

Leviticus 14:27
HEB: עַל־ כַּפּ֖וֹ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֑ית שֶׁ֥בַע פְּעָמִ֖ים
NAS: of the oil that is in his left palm
KJV: [some] of the oil that [is] in his left hand
INT: and palm his left seven times

1 Kings 7:21
HEB: אֶת־ הָעַמּ֣וּד הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־
NAS: and he set up the left pillar
KJV: and he set up the left pillar,
INT: set pillar the left and called the name

2 Kings 11:11
HEB: כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֙יִת֙ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית לַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וְלַבָּ֑יִת
NAS: of the house to the left side
KJV: of the temple to the left corner
INT: side of the house to the left the altar the house

2 Chronicles 3:17
HEB: מִיָּמִ֖ין וְאֶחָ֣ד מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֑אול וַיִּקְרָ֤א שֵׁם־
NAS: Jachin and the one on the left Boaz.
KJV: and the name of that on the left Boaz.
INT: the right and the other the left and called the name

2 Chronicles 23:10
HEB: כֶּ֤תֶף הַבַּ֙יִת֙ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔ית לַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ וְלַבָּ֑יִת
NAS: of the house to the left side
KJV: of the temple to the left side
INT: side of the house to the left the altar the house

Ezekiel 4:4
HEB: עַל־ צִדְּךָ֣ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ אֶת־
NAS: down on your left side
KJV: Lie thou also upon thy left side,
INT: and side your left and lay the iniquity

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8042
9 Occurrences

haś·śə·mā·lî — 2 Occ.
haś·śə·mā·lîṯ — 6 Occ.
mê·haś·śə·mō·wl — 1 Occ.