◄ 8040. semovl or semol ►
Strong's Lexicon semovl or semol: Left, left hand, left side Original Word: שְׂמֹאול Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: smo'wl Pronunciation: seh-MOHL Phonetic Spelling: (sem-ole') Definition: dark, the north, the left hand Meaning: The term primarily denotes "the left hand" or "the left side." It is also associated with the direction "north" due to the orientation of facing east, where the left side corresponds to the north. Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be dark or to be left. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in Strong's Concordance is G710 (ἀριστερός, aristeros), which also means "left" or "left hand." This Greek term is used in the New Testament to denote the left side, similar to its Hebrew counterpart. Usage: The word שְׂמֹאול appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often indicating direction or position. It is used to describe the left hand or side in contrast to the right, and by extension, it can refer to the northern direction. Context: שְׂמֹאול (semol) is a term that appears in the Hebrew Bible to denote the left hand or side, often in contrast to יָמִין (yamin), meaning the right hand or side. The left side is traditionally associated with less favor or strength compared to the right, which is often seen as the side of power and blessing. This cultural perception is reflected in various biblical narratives and laws. In Genesis 13:9, Abram offers Lot the choice of land, saying, "Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left." Here, שְׂמֹאול is used to describe direction and choice. The term also appears in military contexts, as in Judges 3:21, where Ehud uses his left hand to draw a sword, highlighting the element of surprise due to the unexpected use of the left hand. In a symbolic sense, the left side can represent the north, as seen in Ezekiel 16:46, where Samaria is described as dwelling on the left, indicating its geographical position to the north of Jerusalem. The association of שְׂמֹאול with darkness may stem from the cultural and linguistic roots of the word, as the left side was often considered less auspicious than the right. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition the left NASB Translation left (40), left hand (10), left side (1), north (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs שְׂמאֹל, שְׂמאֹול (BaerJoshua 1:7)54 noun [masculine] the left (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian šumêlu; Arabic (also and , , north wind); Old Aramaic שמאל, Palmyrene (suffix) סמלך; Syriac ; √ dubious, שאם + ל NöM 128 HomA. u. A. i. (1892), 21 Köii. 1. 148, 405; (see also Thes DietrWortforschung 234), compare Arabic be unlucky, left, , north; Sabean שאם north, unlucky DHMEpigr. Denkm. 29; Epigr. Denkm. Arabic Nos. 6. 7; other views in Sta§ 299 LagBN 116); — שְׂמאֹל abs, Genesis 13:9 +, construct Genesis 48:13; 2 Kings 23:8; שְׂמאֹול absolute Numbers 20:17 +; suffix שְׂמאֹלֶ֑ךָ 2 Samuel 2:21, שְׂמאֹלוֺ Genesis 48:13 +, etc.; — opposed to יָמִין except Genesis 14:15; Judges 19:27; 2 Kings 23:8; — 1 left, region on the left, Genesis 13:9 (J); on the left is ׳עַלשּֿׂ 2 Kings 23:8; Ezekiel 16:46; Zechariah 4:3,11, ׳עַלהַֿשּׂ 1 Chronicles 6:29 compare 2 Chronicles 18:18, also ׳מִשּׂ (a sinistra) Exodus 14:22,29 (P), 2 Samuel 16:6 7t. + ׳מִהַשּׂ2Chronicles 3:17; Ezekiel 1:10, ׳לִשׂ Ecclesiastes 10:2, ׳שׂ alone Job 23:9; toward the left is ׳עַלשֿׂ Genesis 24:49 (J), 2 Samuel 2:21; Zechariah 12:6, ׳עַלהַֿשּׂ 2 Samuel 2:19, ׳שׂ alone 1 Samuel 6:12; Isaiah 9:20 13t. 2 ׳יַדשֿׂ left hand, Judges 3:21; Judges 7:20, so ׳שׂ alone Genesis 48:18,13,14 (E), Judges 16:29; Ezekiel 39:8; Jonah 4:11; Proverbs 3:16; Daniel 12:7; Songs 2:6; Songs 8:3. 3 = north (on left of one facing east, compare אָחוֺר d, יָמִין 4, קֶדֶם 1 b) Genesis 14:15; Joshua 19:27(P); of. Ezekiel 16:46. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance left hand, side Or smosl {sem-ole'}; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as simlah (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. The north; hence (by orientation), the left hand -- left (hand, side). see HEBREW simlah Forms and Transliterations בִּ֝שְׂמֹאולָ֗הּ בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ בשמאולה בשמאלו בשמאלו׃ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֖י הַשְּׂמֹ֑אול הַשְּׂמֹ֔אול הַשְּׂמֹ֣אל השמאול השמאל השמאלי וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ וּשְׂמֹ֑אול וּשְׂמֹ֔אול וּשְׂמֹ֖אול וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃ וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ וּשְׂמֹאלוֹ֙ ומשמאלו ומשמאלו׃ ומשמאלם ומשמאלם׃ ושמאול ושמאול׃ ושמאל׃ ושמאלו ושמאלו׃ לִשְׂמֹאל֔וֹ לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ לשמאלו לשמאלו׃ מִשְּׂמֹ֑אול מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל מִשְּׂמֹ֛אול מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל מִשְּׂמֹֽאול׃ מִשְּׂמֹֽאל׃ מִשְּׂמֹאול֙ מִשְּׂמֹאל֑וֹ מֵֽהַשְּׂמֹ֖אול מהשמאול משמאול משמאול׃ משמאל משמאל׃ משמאלו שְׂמֹ֖אול שְׂמֹ֛אול שְׂמֹ֣אול שְׂמֹ֥אול שְׂמֹֽאל׃ שְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְ שְׂמֹאולֶ֑ךָ שְׂמֹאולָֽהּ׃ שְׂמֹאל֔וֹ שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָ שְׂמֹאלָֽהּ׃ שְׂמֹאלוֹ֙ שְׂמאוֹלָם֙ שמאול שמאולה׃ שמאולך שמאולם שמאל׃ שמאלה׃ שמאלו שמאלך biś·mō·lōw ḇiś·mō·lōw biś·mō·w·lāh bismoLah bismoLo biśmōlōw ḇiśmōlōw biśmōwlāh haś·śə·mā·lî haś·śə·mō·wl haś·śə·mōl hassemaLi haśśəmālî hasseMol haśśəmōl haśśəmōwl liś·mō·lōw lismoLo liśmōlōw mê·haś·śə·mō·wl mehasseMol mêhaśśəmōwl miś·śə·mō·lōw miś·śə·mō·wl miś·śə·mōl misseMol miśśəmōl missemoLo miśśəmōlōw miśśəmōwl śə·m·’ō·w·lām śə·mō·lāh śə·mō·le·ḵā śə·mō·lōw śə·mō·w·lāh śə·mō·w·le·ḵā śə·mō·w·lêḵ śə·mō·wl śə·mōl śəm’ōwlām seMol śəmōl semoLah śəmōlāh semoLam semoLech semoLecha śəmōleḵā semoLo śəmōlōw śəmōwl śəmōwlāh śəmōwlêḵ śəmōwleḵā ū·miś·śə·mō·lām ū·miś·śə·mō·lōw ū·śə·mō·lōw ū·śə·mō·wl ū·śə·mōl umissemoLam ūmiśśəmōlām umissemoLo ūmiśśəmōlōw useMol ūśəmōl usemoLo ūśəmōlōw ūśəmōwl vismoLo Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Genesis 13:9 HEB: מֵעָלָ֑י אִם־ הַשְּׂמֹ֣אל וְאֵימִ֔נָה וְאִם־ NAS: from me; if [to] the left, then I will go to the right; KJV: separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; INT: and if the left will go if Genesis 14:15 HEB: חוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃ NAS: as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. KJV: them unto Hobah, which [is] on the left hand of Damascus. INT: Hobah which is north of Damascus Genesis 24:49 HEB: א֥וֹ עַל־ שְׂמֹֽאל׃ NAS: to the right hand or the left. KJV: to the right hand, or to the left. INT: or and the left Genesis 48:13 HEB: אֶפְרַ֤יִם בִּֽימִינוֹ֙ מִשְּׂמֹ֣אל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֶת־ NAS: Israel's left, and Manasseh KJV: toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh INT: Ephraim his right left Israel's and Manasseh Genesis 48:13 HEB: וְאֶת־ מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה בִשְׂמֹאל֖וֹ מִימִ֣ין יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל NAS: and Manasseh with his left hand toward KJV: and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's INT: Israel's and Manasseh his left hand Israel's Genesis 48:14 HEB: הַצָּעִ֔יר וְאֶת־ שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ עַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ NAS: was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh's KJV: who [was] the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's INT: who was the younger and his left and head Exodus 14:22 HEB: חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם׃ NAS: to them on their right hand and on their left. KJV: unto them on their right hand, and on their left. INT: a wall their right their left Exodus 14:29 HEB: חֹמָ֔ה מִֽימִינָ֖ם וּמִשְּׂמֹאלָֽם NAS: to them on their right hand and on their left. KJV: unto them on their right hand, and on their left. INT: a wall their right their left Numbers 20:17 HEB: נִטֶּה֙ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֔אול עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־ NAS: to the right or left, until KJV: to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed INT: turning to the right left against after Numbers 22:26 HEB: לִנְט֖וֹת יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ NAS: to turn to the right hand or the left. KJV: either to the right hand or to the left. INT: to turn to the right the left Deuteronomy 2:27 HEB: אָס֖וּר יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ NAS: to the right or to the left. KJV: unto the right hand nor to the left. INT: turn to the right to the left Deuteronomy 5:32 HEB: תָסֻ֖רוּ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃ NAS: to the right or to the left. KJV: to the right hand or to the left. INT: turn to the right to the left Deuteronomy 17:11 HEB: לְךָ֖ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאל׃ NAS: to you, to the right or the left. KJV: thee, [to] the right hand, nor [to] the left. INT: tell to the right the left Deuteronomy 17:20 HEB: הַמִּצְוָ֖ה יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול לְמַעַן֩ יַאֲרִ֨יךְ NAS: to the right or the left, so KJV: [to] the right hand, or [to] the left: to the end that he may prolong INT: the commandment to the right the left so may continue Deuteronomy 28:14 HEB: הַיּ֖וֹם יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול לָלֶ֗כֶת אַחֲרֵ֛י NAS: to the right or to the left, to go KJV: [to] the right hand, or [to] the left, to go INT: today to the right to the left to go after Joshua 1:7 HEB: מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול לְמַ֣עַן תַּשְׂכִּ֔יל NAS: from it to the right or to the left, so KJV: not from it [to] the right hand or [to] the left, that thou mayest prosper INT: at to the right to the left so you may have Joshua 19:27 HEB: אֶל־ כָּב֖וּל מִשְּׂמֹֽאל׃ NAS: then it proceeded on north to Cabul, KJV: to Cabul on the left hand, INT: to Cabul north Joshua 23:6 HEB: מִמֶּ֖נּוּ יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ NAS: from it to the right hand or to the left, KJV: not aside therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left; INT: at to the right to the left Judges 3:21 HEB: אֶת־ יַ֣ד שְׂמֹאל֔וֹ וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־ NAS: stretched out his left hand, took KJV: put forth his left hand, INT: Ehud hand his left took the sword Judges 7:20 HEB: וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ בְיַד־ שְׂמאוֹלָם֙ בַּלַּפִּדִ֔ים וּבְיַ֨ד־ NAS: the torches in their left hands KJV: the lamps in their left hands, INT: held hands their left the torches hands Judges 16:29 HEB: בִּימִינ֖וֹ וְאֶחָ֥ד בִּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ NAS: and the other with his left. KJV: and of the other with his left. INT: his right and the other his left 1 Samuel 6:12 HEB: סָ֖רוּ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול וְסַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ NAS: to the right or to the left. And the lords KJV: [to] the right hand or [to] the left; and the lords INT: turn to the right to the left and the lords of the Philistines 2 Samuel 2:19 HEB: הַיָּמִין֙ וְעַֽל־ הַשְּׂמֹ֔אול מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י אַבְנֵֽר׃ NAS: to the right or to the left from following KJV: not to the right hand nor to the left from following INT: the right or to the left following Abner 2 Samuel 2:21 HEB: א֣וֹ עַל־ שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָ וֶאֱחֹ֣ז לְךָ֗ NAS: or to your left, and take hold KJV: to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold INT: or unto your left and take of one 2 Samuel 16:6 HEB: הַגִּבֹּרִ֔ים מִימִינ֖וֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ NAS: were at his right hand and at his left. KJV: [were] on his right hand and on his left. INT: the mighty his right his left 54 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 8040 54 Occurrences biś·mō·w·lāh — 1 Occ. biś·mō·lōw — 1 Occ. haś·śə·mā·lî — 1 Occ. haś·śə·mōl — 3 Occ. liś·mō·lōw — 2 Occ. mê·haś·śə·mō·wl — 1 Occ. miś·śə·mōl — 7 Occ. miś·śə·mō·lōw — 1 Occ. śə·mōl — 5 Occ. śə·mō·lāh — 2 Occ. śə·m·’ō·w·lām — 1 Occ. śə·mō·w·lêḵ — 1 Occ. śə·mō·le·ḵā — 2 Occ. śə·mō·lōw — 4 Occ. ū·miś·śə·mō·lām — 2 Occ. ū·miś·śə·mō·lōw — 3 Occ. ū·śə·mō·wl — 14 Occ. ū·śə·mō·lōw — 2 Occ. ḇiś·mō·lōw — 1 Occ.